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Gabonese leader dies in Barcelona clinic - Spanish media

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Gabonese President Omar Bongo died on Monday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spanish media said citing sources close to the president.

MADRID, June 8 (RIA Novosti) - Gabonese President Omar Bongo died on Monday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spanish media said citing sources close to the president.

According to the report, the Gabonese leader died at approximately 10:00 GMT on Monday at the Quiron hospital, where he was hospitalized in early May. According to unconfirmed reports, the 73-year-old leader was being treated for bowel cancer.

Early on Monday AFP reported the president's death, citing a French source. However, Gabonese Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong said later in the day that the president, who ruled Gabon from 1967, was alive.

 

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