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M'ba

M'ba (Minko), (Gabriel) L�on (b. February 1902, Libreville, French Congo [now in Gabon] - d. Nov. 28, 1967, Paris, France), president of Gabon (1961-64, 1964-67). In his youth he served as local administrator for the French. His nationalistic tendencies disturbed the French colonial administration in the early 1930s and they exiled him from 1933 to 1946 to Oubangui-Chari (now the Central African Republic). Shortly after his return he formed the Mouvement Mixte Gabonais. In 1952 he was elected to the Territorial Assembly, and in 1956 he became mayor of the Gabon capital, Libreville. After the victory of his party (reorganized as the Bloc D�mocratique Gabonais) in the 1957 elections, he was made vice president of the Government Council (the highest post then held by an African). In 1958 he became president of the council and in 1959 prime minister of the Republic of Gabon, which had opted to remain within the French community in the referendum of September 1958. When Gabon gained full independence in 1960 he became head of state. He imprisoned several members of his party who attacked him as being too pro-French. He was elected president in 1961 (his slogan was "The French elect de Gaulle and the Gabonese elect M'ba") and became increasingly paternalistic and authoritarian. In early 1964, just before an election, he unilaterally decided to establish a one-party regime; in the resulting military uprising he was momentarily captured by the Gabonese army. Invoking a military assistance treaty, he obtained the intervention of a French paratrooper detachment that restored him to power; in return, France was assured of continued access to Gabon's rich uranium deposits. He remained president until his death in Paris, where he had been under medical treatment since August 1966.

Mba Ekua Mik�, Benjam�n (b. 1948), foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea (1992-93). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1974-77) and ambassador to Gabon (1977-81) and Cameroon (1981-82).

Mba Mokuy, Agapito (b. March 10, 1965), foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012-18).

Mba Nguema (Mikue), Antonio (b. Nov. 16, 1952, Akoakam, Mongomo district, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea]), defense minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004-16); half-brother of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Mba Obame, Andr� (b. June 15, 1957, M�douneu, Gabon - d. April 12, 2015, Yaound�, Cameroon), interior minister of Gabon (2006-09). He was also minister of agriculture, livestock, and rural economy (1990), human rights and relations with parliament (1990-91), relations with parliament (1997-99), education (1999-2002), and social affairs and national solidarity (2002-06) and a presidential candidate (2009).

Mba Ondo, Marcos (b. 1950, Mongomo, Spanish Guinea [now Equatorial Guinea]), foreign minister of Equatorial Guinea (1981-82). He was also minister of economic planning (1986) and ambassador to China (2010-16) and Angola (2016-21).

Mbabazi, (John Patrick) Amama (b. Jan. 16, 1949, Mpiro, Uganda), defense minister (2001-06), security minister (2006-11), and prime minister (2011-14) of Uganda. He was a minor presidential candidate in 2016.

Mbadinuju, Chinwoke, byname Odera (b. June 14, 1945, Uli [now in Anambra state], Nigeria - d. April 11, 2023, Abuja, Nigeria), governor of Anambra (1999-2003).

Mbadu (Nsitu), Jacques (d. July 19, 2018, Kinshasa, Congo [Kinshasa]), governor of Bas-Congo/Kongo Central (2006-07, 2013-18).

Mbah, Jules (b. 1928), Gabonese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1961-62) and ambassador to the United States (1962-63).

P. Mbah

Mbah, Peter (Ndubuisi) (b. March 17, 1972, Owo [now in Enugu state], Nigeria), governor of Enugu (2023- ).

M'Bahia Bl�, Kouadio (b. Dec. 19, 1928, Sinz�kro, Ivory Coast [now C�te d'Ivoire] - d. Nov. 13, 2015, Abidjan, C�te d'Ivoire), armed forces minister (1963-74) and defense minister (1974-81) of Ivory Coast. He was also minister of youth (1963-70), sports (1963), and civic service (1963-81).

Mbaikoua, Alphonse (b. c. 1928, Baimade, Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. c. 1986, southern Chad), justice minister of the Central African Republic (1981-82).

Mbailemdana, Ngarnayal, until 1973 Christophe N'Deingar (b. Feb. 14, 1943, Beyama [now in Logone Oriental region], Chad), finance minister of Chad (1973-74, 1986-90). He was also minister of trade and industry (1990-91).