This photo taken on May 26, 2004 shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba as the meet privately in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was being treated for an illness in a Spanish clinic, has died aged 73, a French government source said on June 7, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

This photo taken on May 26, 2004 shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba as the meet privately in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Africa's longest-serving ruler, Gabon President Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was being treated for an illness in a Spanish clinic, has died aged 73, a French government source said on June 7, 2009.

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  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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  13. Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, attend his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. The younger Bongo, 50, is running to replace his father, who ruled the central African nation for 41 years until his death in June, in presidential elections Sunday, Aug. 30.
  14. Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, leave his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. The younger Bongo, 50, is running to replace his father, who ruled the central African nation for 41 years until his death in June, in presidential elections Sunday, Aug. 30.
  15. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, addresses supporters during his final presidential campaign rally in Libreville, Gabon Saturday Aug. 29, 2009. The younger Bongo, 50, is running to replace his father, who ruled the central African nation for 41 years until his death in June, in presidential elections Sunday, Aug. 30.
  16. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Ntoum, outside Libreville, Gabon Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. The younger Bongo, 50, is running to replace his father, who ruled the central African nation for 41 years until his death in June, in presidential elections Sunday, Aug. 30.

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