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Omar Bongo Biography

El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in 2009.

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The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.

Powerful, Protected, Sanctuary, State, World

Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own.

Assure, Development, Trade, World

I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.

Communication, Favors, Free, Information, Tools

It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam.

Crusades, Fight, Fighting, International, Islam, Networks

For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.

Power, Rights, Rise To Power, Struggle

But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.

Country, Gabon, Independence, Stability

Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature.

Economic, Ideological, Nature, Political, Today

From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.

Block, Fact, Independences, Number, Two, War

Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.

Against, Country, Fighting, Names, Terrorism, Understand

When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights.

Country, Favor, Human, People, Respecting, Rights

Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.

Country, Egypt, Islamic, Paid, Toll

The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.

African Union, Encouragement, Reexamine, Relations, States, Unions

It is important to stress: Africa is also a victim of the September 11 attacks.

Africa, Attacks, Important, September 11, Stress, Victim

We do not control the trade of our resources, which are an important factor of prosperity for the dominant nations.

Dominant, Important, Prosperity, Resources, Trade

If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.

Armed, Direct, Fighting, Hands, Military, Soviet

Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.

Achieve, Economic, Economic Sanctions, Results, Sanctions

In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.

Giving, Nations, Political, Poverty, Spite, Wish

In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.

African, Country, Duty, Short, Solidarity

My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions.

Ambition, Brother, Conflicts, Country, Mediation, Personal

But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.

Country, Democracy, Link, Links, Partnership, Western

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