paul-marie yembit

Paul-Marie Yembit (22 December 1917 - 1979) was a vice president of Gabon under Lon M'ba. A member of the Bapounou people, he was born at Ndend and educated in local Catholic schools, then at the public secondary school of Lambarn. He was a businessmen in Mouila from 1943 to 1952, then was elected to the Territorial Assembly, representing N'Gouni province. In March 1957, he was reelected to the Legislative Assembly. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc, he also became the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in March 1957, later holding ministerial posts until becoming vice president in February 1961. M'ba replaced Yembit with Omar Bongo in November 1966, and had elections held the following year to confirm Bongo's position.

Reference

David E. Gardinier, Historical Dictionary of Gabon, 2nd ed. (The Scarecrow Press, 1994) p. 320

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