The Bongo family is a Gabonese and Congolese political family of Teke origin. Three members of the family have ruled Gabon since 1967 – Omar Bongo was president until his death in 2009 and was succeeded by Ali Bongo, who served until 2023 when he was overthrown by his cousin Brice Oligui Nguema in a coup.
Denis Sassou Nguesso, president of the Republic of the Congo, is related to the Bongo family through the marriage of his late daughter Edith Lucie to Omar Bongo.
Family tree
Other members Brice Oligui Nguema is a maternal cousin of Ali Bongo. Louise Mouyabi Moukala was Omar Bongo's first wife. Pascaline Bongo Ondimba is a daughter of Omar Bongo. Bob Marley was her ex-partner but he isn't related to the Bongo family. Paul Toungui, husband of Pascaline Bongo Ondimba. Colonel Frédéric Bongo, half-brother of Ali Bongo. Brother of Oligui, Dieudonné Aba'A Oyono is the head of the Constitutional Court. Zita Nyangue Oligui is the wife of Oligui. François Makoba father of Zita Nyangue Oligui. Irène Moussounda mother of Zita Nyangue Oligui. Régis Onanga Ndiaye is the brother-in-law of Brice Oligui Nguema. General Grégoire Kouna is a cousin of Ali Bongo. Marie-Claire Dirat mother of Edith Bongo. Omar Denis Junior Bongo Ondimba son of Edith and Omar Bongo. Yacine Queeni Bongo Ondimba son of Edith and Omar Bongo. Inge Lynn Collins Bongo second wife of Ali Bongo. Malika Bongo daughter of Ali Bongo. Jérôme Dabany mother-in law of Omar Bongo. Véronique Nabibiga father-in law of Omar Bongo. Édouard Valentin father of Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. Aimée Baudier mother of Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. Elizabeth Bongo grandchild of Sylvia and Ali Bongo. Deborah Bongo grandchild of Sylvia and Ali Bongo. Dyah Bongo grandchild of Sylvia and Ali Bongo. Martin Bongo nephew of Omar Bongo. Léon Paul Ngoulakia cousin of Ali Bongo. Annick Aubierge Laffite mother of Malika Bongo Ondimba Emery Pierre Claver Ngoulakia father of Léon Paul Ngoulakia. Mpinoboumou Emma Rose mother of Léon Paul Ngoulakia. Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo former romantic partner of Omar Bongo. Chantal Myboto daughter of Zacharie Myboto. Zacharie Myboto Onaïda Maïsha Bongo Ondimba daughter of Chantal Myboto and Omar Bongo. Zainab Peeroo one of the many wives of Omar Bongo. Ahmed Bongo son of Zainab Peeroo and Omar Bongo. Yusuf Bongo son of Zainab Peeroo and Omar Bongo. Eleven siblings of Omar Bongo. Two children of Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo and Omar Bongo. Grace Bongo Betty Bongo Arthur Bongo Hermine Bongo Jeanne Matoua Joseph Matoua Other 14 children of Omar Bongo (It's rumored that he has combined 53 or 54 children).
Related families
Family of Jean Ping Jean Ping, ex-husband of Pascaline Omar Bongo. Cheng Zhiping (also known as Charles Ping or Wang Ping), father of Jean Ping. Germaine Anina, mother of Jean Ping. Children of Jean Ping and Marie-Madeleine Liane. Children of Jean Ping and Jeanne-Thérèse. Jean-Boniface Assélé, brother-in-law of Onar Bongo."Sep 2004 - Gabon", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 50, September, 2004 Gabon, Page 46191.Michael Charles Reed and James Franklin Barnes, Culture, Ecology, and Politics in Gabon's Rainforest (2003), page 256.
Family of Denis Sassou Nguesso Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, wife of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Danièle Sassou Nguesso, wife of Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso. Julienne Sassou Nguesso, daughter of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Claudia Sassou Nguesso, daughter of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Pascal Loemba Tchibota, father of Antoinette Sassou Nguesso. Marie-Louise Djembo, mother of Antoinette Sassou Nguesso. Helena Lydia Barro Chambrier, niece of Antoinette Sassou Nguesso. Alexandre Barro Chambrier, husband of Helena Lydia Barro Chambrier. Five children of Chambrier. Marcel Éloi Rahandi Chambrier, father of Alexandre Barro Chambrier. Aimé Emmanuel Yoka, uncle of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Pierre Anga, uncle of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Julien Nguesso, father of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Émilienne Mouebara, mother of Denis Sassou Nguesso. Lily Kaniki, mother of Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, cousin of Kaniki. He belonged to one of the royal families of Basakata. Wilfrid Nguesso
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