heads of state of gabon

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

width="15%"\|Tenure	width="25%"\|Incumbent	width="5%"\|Affiliation	width="15%"\|Notes
colspan="4"\|Gabonese Autonomous Republic
small>28 November 1958 to July 1959	colspan="2"\|Louis Sanmarco, High Commissioner
small>July 1959 to 17 August 1960	colspan="2"\|Jean Risterucci, High Commissioner
colspan="4"\|Gabonese Republic ('Rpublique Gabonaise')
small>17 August 1960 to 17 February 1964	Lon Mba, President	BDG
owspan="5"\|17 February 1964 to 18 February 1964	*Revolutionary Committee:-*
b>Daniel Mbene	rowspan="4"\|Mil
b>Valre Essone
b>Jacques Mombo
b>Daniel Mbo Edou
small>18 February 1964 to 19 February 1964	Jean-Hilaire Aubame, Provisional Prime Minister		Usurper
small>19 February 1964 to 28 November 1967	Lon Mba, President	BDG
small>2 December 1967 to 1968	rowspan="2"\|Albert-Bernard Bongo, President	BDG
small>1968 to 29 September 1973	rowspan="3"\|PDG	Changed name to Omar Bongo on conversion to Islam
small>29 September 1973 to 15 November 2003	Omar Bongo, President	Previously Albert-Bernard Bongo
small>15 November 2003 to present	El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President	Previously Omar Bongo

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