18 moments

1. Birth at Lewai

   1935-12-30 · Bongoville (then Lewai), Haut-Ogooué, Gabon

   Albert-Bernard Bongo, later Omar Bongo, was born at Lewai, the settlement later renamed Bongoville, in southeastern Gabon. Coordinates represent present-day Bongoville, the renamed birth settlement.

2. Parliamentary-election campaign in Haut-Ogooué

   1961-01-01 · Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

   Bongo campaigned in Haut-Ogooué for M. Sandoungout during Gabon's parliamentary election, an early documented political activity. The source identifies the province rather than a specific campaign stop; coordinates are a representative provincial point.

3. Detention during the Gabon coup attempt

   1964-01-01 · Libreville, Gabon

   During the attempted coup against President Léon M'ba, Bongo was held in a military camp in Libreville. The military camp is not identified; coordinates represent Libreville.

4. Interview with Charles de Gaulle

   1965-01-01 · Paris, France

   Bongo underwent an interview and received Charles de Gaulle's approval in Paris before becoming Gabon's vice president the following year. The source supports the year and city, but not a more precise date or venue.

5. Visit to Libya and conversion to Islam

   1973-01-01 · Libya

   While visiting Libya, Bongo converted to Islam and adopted the name El Hadj Omar Bongo. The source specifies Libya but no city; coordinates are a representative point in Tripoli.

6. Reception at Soestdijk Palace

   1973-05-14 · Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands

   

   Bongo and his wife were received by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard during a visit to Soestdijk Palace in the Netherlands. The archival record dates the reception 14/05/1973.

7. State visit to Yugoslavia

   1975-04-06 · Yugoslavia

   Bongo began a documented four-day visit to Yugoslavia, part of Gabon's relations with the non-aligned Yugoslav state. The source gives the country and visit dates but not an itinerary; coordinates represent Belgrade, Yugoslavia's capital.

8. Closing the OAU summit

   1977-07-05 · Libreville, Gabon

   As Gabon's president and incoming OAU chair, Bongo formally closed the fourteenth Organization of African Unity summit in Libreville. Coordinates represent Libreville; the contemporaneous report does not identify a more precise summit venue.

9. White House meeting with Ronald Reagan

   1987-07-31 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

   Bongo made an official working visit to the United States, meeting Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office and attending a White House lunch and departure remarks.

10. Gabon Medflag 88 appearance

    1988-08-26 · Libreville area, Gabon

    

    Bongo thanked participants in the U.S.-supported Gabon Medflag medical-assistance and training activity. Coordinates are those supplied with the U.S. National Archives image record.

11. Meeting with European Parliament president

    1993-02-20 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Bongo met European Parliament President Egon Klepsch in Brussels during an official visit. Coordinates represent central Brussels because the image record does not specify the meeting building.

12. Arrival in Stavanger on Norway visit

    2001-01-29 · Stavanger Airport, Sola, Norway

    Bongo arrived at Sola for a Norwegian visit focused on oil-sector contacts and meetings with Norwegian political and business figures. The article was published 30 January 2001 and reports that he landed 'yesterday'; date is therefore 29 January 2001.

13. Kremlin meeting with Vladimir Putin

    2001-04-24 · Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

    

    Bongo met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during a state visit to Russia.

14. Meeting Portuguese hostages during Libreville stopover

    2001-05-24 · Libreville, Gabon

    Bongo met five Portuguese nationals released by a Cabinda separatist group when they stopped in Libreville en route to Portugal. The report was published 25 May 2001 and identifies the meeting as occurring the preceding Thursday, 24 May 2001.

15. Working meeting at Belém Palace

    2001-12-17 · Belém Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

    During a state visit to Portugal, Bongo held a working meeting with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio at Belém Palace.

16. Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush

    2004-05-26 · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Bongo met U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office at the White House.

17. TICAD IV meeting with Yasuo Fukuda

    2008-05-28 · Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    Bongo met Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

18. Death in Barcelona

    2009-06-08 · Barcelona, Spain

    Bongo died in Barcelona after a period of illness and treatment in Spain, ending more than four decades as Gabon's president. Coordinates represent central Barcelona; the cited source identifies the city but not a death-site address.