Martin Bongo


Martin Bongo is a Gabon political figure and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1976 to 1989.
Bongo, a nephew of President Omar Bongo, was born in Lekei, located in Haut-Ogooué Province. In 1989, President Bongo appointed his son, Ali-Ben Bongo, to succeed Martin Bongo as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Bongo was the Special Representative of the African Union to the Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2003.