List of heads of state of Gabon

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Three people have served as heads of state in the history of Gabon since independence was obtained from France on 17 August 1960. This list includes not only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Gabon but also Jean-Hilaire Aubame, who served as the de facto head of state for a day after a coup that deposed Leon M'ba.

The numbering reflects the uninterrupted time in office served by a single person. For example, incumbent Omar Bongo is serving his fifth consecutive term and is counted as the 4th president, instead of the 4th through 9th. Leon M'ba's first term was interrupted by the above mentioned coup and is counted as both the 1st and the 3rd president. Because of this, the list below contains four presidencies, but only three presidents.

Contents 1 Heads of state 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Heads of state

#	Head of state	Photograph	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1.	Léon M'ba		17 August 1960	17 February 1964	Gabonese Democratic Bloc	A member of the Fang people ethnic group. M'ba was Prime Minister from 1957–1961, overlapping his period as president. From 17 to 18 February a revolutionary committee was formed to govern Gabon during a coup. This committee consisted of Daniel Mbene, Valère Essone, Jacques Mombo, and Daniel Mbo Edou.[1]
2.	Jean-Hilaire Aubame		18 February 1964	19 February 1964	Gabonese Social and Democratic Union	Aubame usurped his way to the presidency, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the coup. He also served as Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1961–1963.[2]
3.	Léon M'ba		19 February 1964	28 November 1967	Gabonese Democratic Bloc	M'ba died in office on his second term.
4.	Albert-Bernard Bongo		2 December 1967	present	Gabonese Democratic Bloc, Gabonese Democratic Party	Albert-Bernard changed his name to Omar Bongo on conversion to Islam in 1968. Previously serving as Vice President under M'ba, he is currently the world's longest serving head of state.[3]

[edit] See also

• List of heads of government of Gabon
• List of colonial heads of Gabon
• Lists of incumbents

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Nunley, Albert C. (2006-12-26). "Elections in Gabon". African Elections Database. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.

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