Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Gabon |
| Ein date of birth | 18 April 1955 |
| Place dem born am | Franceville |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French |
| Ein occupation | magistrate, legal scholar |
| Educate for | Panthéon-Assas University Paris, Aix-Marseille University |
Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo (born April 18, 1955) be Gabonese lawyer wey be de former romantic partner of Omar Bongo, de man wey rule Gabon for long time.[1]
She be de president of de Constitutional Court of Gabon (Cour Constitutionnelle de la République Gabonaise) since dem start am for 1991.[2][3][4]
She get six properties for Dubai.[1] For 2013, she use $1.5 million cash buy townhouse for de Silver Spring neighborhood for Washington D.C.[5] People sanso talk say she get properties for France den South Africa.[5]
Ein personal life den education
[edit | edit source]Dem born Mborantsuo for Franceville for June 18, 1955. Ein parents be Jean Dambangoye den Berthe Nouo. She win "Miss Franceville" beauty pageant, wey she come turn de lover of de president dat time, Omar Bongo; dem get two kiddies togeda. She study law for de National University of Gabon (wey later turn Omar Bongo University), then she get Masters for Public Finance from de University of Paris II, den PhD for constitutional law for 2005 from de University of Aix-en-Provence.[2][4] Ein doctoral thesis talk about African constitutional courts den de rule of law.[6]
Ein career
[edit | edit source]From 1983 go reach 1991, she be president of de Cour de Comptes for de Supreme Court of Gabon, wey she teach law for Omar Bongo University. After she join de national conference for 1990, she be one of de people wey write de country ein new constitution, wey she come turn president of de new constitutional court, position wey she still hold reach January 2019.[2]
Some people talk say she follow make de Constitutional Court lose ein respect as institution wey suppose dey neutral. Dis be becos of de controversial decisions she make about de presidential elections for 1993, 2009, den 2016—elections wey people talk say fraud dey insyd, but e help ein former lover den ein step-son Ali Bongo Ondimba keep de power as president.[4]
Ein selected publications
[edit | edit source]- La contribution des Cours constitutionnelles à l'Etat de Droit en Afrique, (2007, Economica: ISBN 9782717853070)
- La Constitution de la République Gabonaise[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 "Dubai Unlocked: How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate" (in English). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Président: Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo" (in French). Cour Constitutionnelle de la Republique Gabonaise. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ↑ "Les Membres Actuels" (in French). Cour Constitutionnelle de la Republique Gabonaise. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- 1 2 3 Yates, Douglas A. (2017). "Mborantsuo, Marie Madeleine (1955-)". Historical Dictionary of Gabon. Rowland and Littlefield. p. 303. ISBN 9781538110126. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- 1 2 Freudenthal, Emmanuel; Taghavi, Roshanak; Zalan, Kira (2020). "Gabon's First Family Stashed Cash in DC Property" (in English). OCCRP. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ↑ Catalogue record for thesis. Worldcat. OCLC 991870600.
- CS1 English-language sources (en)
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- 1955 births
- Human
- Gabonese people
- Gabonese lawyers
- Gabonese women lawyers
- Omar Bongo University alumni
- Academic staff of Omar Bongo University
- Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni
- Aix-Marseille University alumni
- 21st-century Gabonese people
- 21st-century Gabonese women
- 20th-century Gabonese people