Paul Mba Abessole (born October 9, 1939[1]) is a Gabonese politician who heads the National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon (Rassemblement national des Bûcherons - Rassemblement pour le Gabon, RNB-RPG) and was a leading opponent of President Omar Bongo during the 1990s. He stood as a presidential candidate twice during the 1990s and also served as Mayor of Libreville, the capital.[2] From 2002 to 2009 he served in the government of Gabon, holding the rank of Deputy Prime Minister for most of that period.
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^""Jean Eyeghe Ndong, la premiere surprise reserve par Bongo Ondimba"". Archived from the original on April 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-12., Gabonews, January 20, 2006 (in French).
Requin). 1993: presidential election; Omar Bongo wins beating father PaulMbaAbessole. 1994: devaluation of the CFA franc triggers a price increase for...
of rigging, with the opposition claiming that chief rival, Father PaulMbaAbessole, was robbed of victory. Gabon found itself on the brink of a civil...
round with 51.2% of the vote. However, the main opposition leader, PaulMbaAbessole, alleged fraud, claimed victory, and threatened to form a rival government...
The other candidates to be approved were Casimir Oye Mba of the National Union, PaulMbaAbessole of the Rally for Gabon, Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou...
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with Bongo re-elected with 51% of the vote, although the runner-up, PaulMbaAbessole, accused the government of vote rigging. The PDG won the 1996 parliamentary...
including two party leaders (MbaAbessole and Pierre-André Kombila) and three presidential candidates (MbaAbessole, Oyé Mba, and Mba Obame). Kombila had chosen...
National Woodcutters' Rally (RNB) split into two factions, one headed by PaulMbaAbessole and one headed by Pierre-Andre Kombila, after Kombila was expelled...
seats, among them the National Woodcutters' Rally of Paul M'ba Abessole with seven seats (M'ba Abessole himself lost his seat, being defeated by the prime...
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