Paul Okoumba d'Okwatsegue

Paul Okoumba d'Okwatsegue (30 December 1933 – 26 October 2020) was a Gabonese political figure and diplomat. Born in Franceville, Gabon,^[1] he was the Director-General of Radio Télévision Gabonaise in 1967.^[2] 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.^[3]

As of 2005, Okoumba d'Okwatsegue was President of the Héritage foundation in Gabon.^[4] He died of a lengthy illness in Libreville on 26 October 2020.^[5][6] His wife Agatha, Gabon's first female lawyer, died some months before him.^[7]

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" 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 by Georges Rawiri

Foreign Minister of Gabon 1974–1976

Succeeded by Martin Bongo