This picture taken on December 09, 1978 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (R) during his official visit to China. 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 picture taken on December 09, 1978 shows Gabonese president Omar Bongo (L) meeting Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (R) during his official visit to China. 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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  4. An assortment of magnets, including some with the 'Oba Mao' design by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well. Also depicted are revolutionary images on the bottom and on top, former and current Chineese leaders Deng Xiaoping (L) and Hu Jintao (2/R), beside three Oba Mao magnets with English translations of phrases by Chairman Mao.
  5. An assortment of magnets, including some with the 'Oba Mao' design by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well. Also depicted are revolutionary images on the bottom and on top, former and current Chineese leaders Deng Xiaoping (L) and Hu Jintao (2/R), beside three Oba Mao magnets with English translations of phrases by Chairman Mao.
  6. Wax figures of Mao Zedong (L) and Deng Xiaoping are exhibited as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic of China at a shopping mall in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. China will celebrate its national day on October 1.
  7. A man rides a motorized bicycle loaded with goods past a portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen October 23, 2009.
  8. Visitors pose for photos in front of portraits of Chinese communist leaders, from left to right, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, at entrance of an exhibition showing China's achievements after the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. China's 60th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 1 in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks 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.
  14. Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, speaks 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Supporters of Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of former dictator Omar Bongo, attend 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. Banner reads "With ABO the future of the youth of Ntoum is confident".

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