Léon Mébiame
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Gabon |
| Name wey dem give am | Léon, Leon |
| Ein date of birth | 1 September 1934 |
| Place dem born am | Libreville |
| Date wey edie | 18 December 2015 |
| Place wey edie | Libreville |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French |
| Ein occupation | politician, minister |
| Position ehold | Prime Minister of Gabon, Vice President of Gabon, Minister of Finance and Economy |
| Political party ein member | Gabonese Democratic Party |
Léon Mébiame (1 September 1934 – 18 December 2015) na he be Gabonese politician wey serve as de second Prime Minister of Gabon. From 1975 reach 1990, he hold dat position for 15 years den 17 days, wey make am de longest-serving Prime Minister for Gabon history.[1][2]
Life den career
[edit | edit source]Léon Mébiame, wey come from de Fang ethnic group,[2] na dem born am for Libreville.[1][2] During de time of French colonial rule, he become inspector of federal police insyd 1956 and dem post am go Chad from 6 January 1957 until March 1959.[1] By de time Gabon gain independence insyd 1960, na he become police commissioner.[3] He be close ally of President Omar Bongo den serve as Vice President of Gabon from 1968 until 1975, when dem abolish dat position.[4] For de early 1970s, he sana hold de post of Minister of Justice.[5]
Mébiame be appointed Prime Minister on 16 April 1975 and served till 3 May 1990, making him Gabon ein longest-serving Prime Minister. After that, he serve briefly as Minister of Public Finance from 1990 to 1991, before joining de opposition insyd de early 1990s.Later on, he was appointed President of the Libreville Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Mines on 6 November 2008, officially taking office on 4 December 2008. Dat same year, President Omar Bongo also appoint am to de Economic and Social Council, a government advisory body. However, after Ali Bongo Ondimba, Omar Bongo’s son, become president insyd 2009, Mébiame lose his seat on de council.[3]
Mébiame die at age 81, for one clinic for Libreville, on de night of 17–18 December 2015.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 La politique africaine en 1969 (1970), Ediafric, page 134 (in French).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2006), third edition, page 209.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Décès de Léon Mébiame, l’unique Premier ministre sous monopartisme" Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Agence Gabonaise de Presse, 18 December 2015 (in French).
- ↑ Yates, Douglas A. (28 December 2017). Historical Dictionary of Gabon (in English). Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-5381-1012-6. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ↑ Political Handbook and Atlas of the World (in English). Council on Foreign Relations. 1971. p. 35. Retrieved 16 July 2025.