Georges Rawiri

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Georges Rawiri (March 10, 1932 – April 9, 2006[1]) was a Gabonese politician, diplomat and poet.

Rawiri was born in western Gabon. He became a prominent government official in 1967 when President Omar Bongo took office,[1] with Bongo and Rawiri becoming close friends. Rawiri served as foreign minister from 1971 to 1974.[citation needed] In 1997, when the Senate was established, he became its President and was re-elected in 2003, remaining Senate President until his death. He died in April 2006 at a hospital in Paris, France.[1]

Bongo declared seven days of mourning, beginning on April 10, 2006, for Rawiri. Bongo said that Rawiri had been "more than a brother, a parent" to him, describing him as an unprecedented individual in the country's history.[1]

His daughter, Angèle Rawiri, is a well-known novelist.

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gabonese senate speaker passes away in Paris", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 10, 2006.
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