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Gabonese politician and diplomat (1933–2020)

Paul Okoumba d'Okwatsegue (30 December 1933 – 26 October 2020) was a Gabonese political figure and diplomat. Born in Franceville, Gabon, he was the Director-General of Radio Télévision Gabonaise in 1967. He served as Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1974 to 1976. Later he was elected as Secretary-General of the Agency of Cultural and Technical Cooperation (ACCT), a francophone organization, at an ACCT meeting in Dakar on December 16–17, 1985.

As of 2005, Okoumba d'Okwatsegue was President of the Héritage foundation in Gabon. He died of a lengthy illness in Libreville on 26 October 2020. His wife Agatha, Gabon's first female lawyer, died some months before him.

References

  1. Jeune Afrique économie, Issues 187-192 (1995), page 78 (in French).
  2. "A propos". gabontelevisions.ga (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. West Africa (1986), page 7.
  4. "Gabon : Franceville s'apprête à célébrer son 125ème anniversaire" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, May 21, 2005 (in French).
  5. Mohamed, Franck (2020-10-27). "Décès de Paul Okoumba d'Okwatsegue à l'âge de 87 ans". JOURNAL L'OMBRE (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  6. "Gabon: L'ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Paul OKOUMBA D'OKWATSEGUE meurt âgé de 87 ans". Vox Populi 241 (in French). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. Dzonteu, Désiré-Clitandre (2020-10-27). "Gabon : Mort de Paul Okoumba d'Okwatsegue, ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères". Gabonreview.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-19.
Preceded byGeorges Rawiri Foreign Minister of Gabon
1974–1976 		Succeeded byMartin Bongo


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