List of Heads of State of Gabon

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Gabonese Autonomous Republic
28 November 1958 to July 1959	Louis Sanmarco, High Commissioner
July 1959 to 17 August 1960	Jean Risterucci, High Commissioner
Gabonese Republic   (République Gabonaise)
17 August 1960 to 17 February 1964	Léon M’ba, President	BDG
17 February 1964 to 18 February 1964	Revolutionary Committee:-
	Daniel Mbene	Mil
	Valère Essone
	Jacques Mombo
	Daniel Mbo Edou
18 February 1964 to 19 February 1964	Jean-Hilaire Aubame, Provisional Prime Minister		Usurper
19 February 1964 to 28 November 1967	Léon M’ba, President	BDG
2 December 1967 to 1968	Albert-Bernard Bongo, President	BDG
1968 to 29 September 1973		PDG	Changed name to Omar Bongo on conversion to Islam
29 September 1973 to 15 November 2003	Omar Bongo, President		Previously Albert-Bernard Bongo
15 November 2003 to present	El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President		Previously Omar Bongo

PDG	Parti Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Party)  authoritarian, estd. March 1968, former BDG
PGP	Parti Gabonais du Progrès  (Gabonese Party of Progress) progressive
BDG	Bloc Démocratique Gabonais  (Gabonese Democratic Bloc)  from March 1968 PDG
UDSG	Union Democratique et Sociale Gabonaise   (Gabonese Social and Democratic Union)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan
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Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulg1.html#gabon
• Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland

See also

• Gabon
  • Heads of Government of Gabon
  • Colonial Heads of Gabon
• Lists of incumbents