Séraphin Moundounga
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Biography
A member of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party, he was first elected to the National Assembly of Gabon in the 1990 parliamentary election, and he was First Quaestor of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2009. From October 2009 to 2014 he served as Minister of National Education. One of his main projects was the renovation of the Omar Bongo University.[4]
Séraphin Moundounga was appointed as Minister of Justice in January 2014.[2] He resigned as Minister of Justice on 5 September 2016 after the government of President Ali Bongo Ondimba refused a recount of disputed votes in the 2016 presidential election. At the time of his resignation he was also Second Deputy Prime Minister.[3][5] Moundounga went into exile in France shortly thereafter, alleging that the government orchestrated an invasion of his house on the night of 6–7 September; although he was not present at the house at time, he characterized it as an assassination attempt.[6]
Settled in Europe, he became the President of the NGO UNITE (Union Pour la Nation l'Intégrité, le Travail et l'Égalité)[7] and lobbied in favor of the revision of the Gabonese constitution.[8] In July 2020, after a rumor of suicide spread like wildfire in the Gabonese media, Moundounga's family confirmed that he was still alive and well.[9]
On 5 May 2025, Moundounga was appointed as Vice President of Gabon.[10]
References
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- ↑ Template:In lang Fourberies financières d’Aurélie Ntoutoume : Séraphin Moundounga livre sa part de vérité, Gabonreview.com, 19 January 2020
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- ↑ "Assassination attempt forced me to flee Gabon - former Justice Minister", Africanews, 17 September 2016.
- ↑ Template:In lang Philippe Makinalok, Séraphin Moundounga : « Aidons-nous, pour aider l’Europe et la communauté internationale à libérer le Gabon », Info241.com, 17 September 2017
- ↑ Template:In lang Philippe Makinalok, Séraphin Moundounga : Une imparfaite détermination de l’ordre du jour qui paralyse la révision constitutionnelle au Gabon, Info241.com, 2 January 2018
- ↑ Template:In lang Henriette Lembet, Gabon: Séraphin Moundounga bien vivant, selon sa famille, Gabonmediatime.com, 26 July 2020
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