How Will History Judge Omar Bongo?
Omar Bongo enters into history not only as a 1960 – generation leader who died in power in the 21st century, but also as the longest serving African leader until his death. “I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened,” said former Cuban President Fidel Castro. History will surely judge Bongo for not heeding to this advice. Another major trademark of Bongo’s government was corruption. In four decades, he successfully converted the oil wealth of Gabon into personal property. “Bongo treated Gabon as a self-obsessed landlord treats his estate,” says Telegraph.co.uk. “He considered everything inside its borders to be his personal property and elevated corruption to a method of government.” Omar Bongo’s Overseas Assets and Corruption Scandals The former Gabonese leader came under media spotlight in 2007 for using colossal sums worth of embezzled public money to acquire lavish prope
