Read more Omar Bongo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41259/omar-bongo.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 03:12:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61587/africa-well-rid-of-thieves-like-gabons-bongo.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=217322&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331222558' border='0' />Gabon is officially in mourning for Omar Bongo, who was, until his death Monday, the world’s longest-serving president in the world. But unofficially, “it’s worth remembering that Bongo was precisely the kind of leader Gabon, and Africa, could have done without,” Alex Perry writes for Time . The tiny, oil-rich country...Omar Bongo, born Albert Bernard Bongo, Gabonese statesman, President of Gabon and Commander-Chief-of the Armed Forces since 1967.http://www.newser.com/story/61587/africa-well-rid-of-thieves-like-gabons-bongo.htmlThu, 11 Jun 2009 11:43:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61310/gabon-president-omar-bongo-dead-at-73.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=216385&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331222737' border='0' />Gabonese President Omar Bongo has died of cardiac arrest at age 73, the BBC reports. Bongo has led Gabon since 1967, which made him the longest serving president in the world. Bongo has been in a hospital in Barcelona since May, and prior rumors of his death had sparked panic...In this July 27, 2007 file photo President of Gabon Omar Bongo is seen during a military parade at Libreville's airport, Gabon, upon French President Nicolas Sarkozy's arrival.http://www.newser.com/story/61310/gabon-president-omar-bongo-dead-at-73.htmlMon, 08 Jun 2009 12:35:01 CDT