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Gabonese Politician

Omar Bongo, born on December 30, 1935, and died on June 8, 2009, was a significant Gabonese politician who served as the President of Gabon from 1967 until his death. He was the longest-serving president in Gabon's history, known for his strong centralization of power and efforts to develop the country's economy. Bongo's presidency was marked by a focus on economic development, although it was also marred by allegations of corruption and human rights abuses.

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“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.”

Ifs States Hands Fighting United United States Military Direct Unions Soviet Soviet Union Confrontation

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“The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.”

Country Poor Rich Events Reflection Misery South Population Shock September September 11 Rich And Poor Thorough Disparity Poor Countries

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

Today Political Economic Objectives Ideological

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“The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause.”

Men World Causes Sacrifice Dangerous Ready Weapons Blind Obscure Decisiveness

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“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 Forget Paid Starting Terror Islamic Egypt Starting Over Tolls Algeria

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

Fighting Islam International Terrorist Imaginary Associates Crusades

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“The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results.”

Political Results Introduction Pluralism

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“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.”

Country States Fighting Names United United States Relation Sake International Terrorism Stability International Relations International Terrorism

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“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.”

Country Action Brother Conflict Ambition Missions Driven Motive Calculations Mediation Ulterior Motive

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

Important Stress Victim September September 11

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“Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.”

World Country Happened Economic Bears Drama Consequence Burden Our Country Recessions Economic Recession

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“But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.”

People Important Ends Certain Nations United Millions Europe Supposed To Be Regimes United Nations Sanctions

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

Country Enjoy Independence Stability

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“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 Western Obligation Links Partnership Poorest

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“Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results.”

Results Economic Achieve Sanctions Economic Sanctions

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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.”

World States Powerful Violence Terrorist Most Powerful Protected Sanctuary

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“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.”

Ifs Years Humans Has Beens Political Struggle Democracy Focus Rights Groups Ten Human Rights Commodity Political Groups Rise To Power

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

Important Nations Resources Trade Prosperity Factors Dominant

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“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.”

Two War Ends States Facts Numbers Movement Cold Majors Independence Block Spite Cold War Participation

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“Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.”

Ends States Contrary Globalization Diplomacy

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

Information Particular Communication Internet Tools Access Favors Complete Freedom

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“I'm not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize!”

Prize Nobel Nobel Peace Prize

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“The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.”

Ends States Order Fighting Development Conflict Members Disease Unions Aids Continents Hiv Contagious Sustainable Development Devastation Armed Conflict African Union

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“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 Sometimes Political Nations Wish Poverty Economic Models Spite Abandoned Dependence

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“Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers.”

Information Internet Newspapers

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

Country Duty Solidarity

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

World Development Accounts Trade World Trade

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“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.”

People Humans Country Care Principles Rights Human Rights Access Favors Health Care Generosity Solidarity Promoting

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

Should States Birth Encouragement Relation Unions African Union

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“The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.”

Justice Responsibility Principles Concepts Western Collectives Owners Sanctions

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“There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.”

Thinking Ideas Democracy One Sided

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“In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world.”

World Political Democracy Models Western Regions Gdp

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“The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.”

Happiness Humanity Nations Wealth Economy Path Influence Prosperity Supposed To Be Free Market Promoting Market Economy

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Born: December 30, 1935
Died: June 8, 2009
Known for: Gabonese Politician
Quotes: 33

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