The Bongo family is a Gabonese and Congolese political family of Teke ethnicity.[1] Three Bongo family members (Omar Bongo, Ali Bongo, and Brice Oligui Nguema) have been presidents of Gabon, ruling the country from 1967 until the present.[2][3] Denis Sassou Nguesso is President of the Republic of the Congo and is related to the Bongo family through the marriage of his daughter Edith Lucie Bongo to Omar Bongo. Omar ruled until death and was succeeded in the presidency by his son Ali Bongo. Ali Bongo ruled from 2009 until 2023 when he was overthrown by his cousin Brice Oligui Nguema in a coup.
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