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Ali Bongo Ondimba
Ali Bongo Ondimba became President of Gabon in 2009 after succeeding his father Omar Bongo. A coup deposed him on 30 August 2023. He received the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and an honorary doctorate from Wuhan University. He studied at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.