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Paul-Marie Yembit
Paul-Marie Yembit
1st Vice-President of Gabon
	In office; 12 February 1961 – 12 November 1966
President	Léon M'ba
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Omar Bongo
Personal details
Born	Paul-Marie Yembit; 22 December 1917; Moussambou, French Equatorial Africa (now Moussambo, Ngounié Province, Gabon)
Died	21 January 1978 (aged 60); Libreville, Gabon
Political party	Democratic Party

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Paul-Marie Yembit (22 December 1917 – 21 January 1978) was the first vice president of Gabon under Léon M'ba.

A member of the Bapounou people,^[1] he was born in the village of Moussambou^[2] and educated in local Catholic schools, then at the public secondary school of Lambaréné. He was a businessman in Mouila from 1943 to 1952, then was elected to the Territorial Assembly, representing Ngounié Province. In March 1957, he was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc, he also became 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.^[1]

Yembit died in Libreville on 21 January 1978, aged 60.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Gardinier 1994, p. 196
^ Darlington & Darlington 1968, p. 126
^ Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens. 34: 203. 1978. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

Darlington, Charles Francis; Darlington, Alice B. (1968), African Betrayal, New York, New York: D. McKay Co., OCLC 172139.
Gardinier, David E. (1994), Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2nd ed.), Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0-8108-1435-8, OCLC 7462387.

Preceded by Position created	Vice President of Gabon 1961-1966	Succeeded by Omar Bongo

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[Gardinier-1] Gardinier 1994, p. 196

[2] Darlington & Darlington 1968, p. 126

[3] Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens. 34: 203. 1978. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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+'''Paul-Marie Yembit''' (22 December 1917 – 21 January 1978) was the first [[Vice-President of Gabon|vice president]] of [[Gabon]] under [[Léon M'ba]].
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+A member of the [[Bapounou]] people,<ref name=Gardinier>{{Harvnb|Gardinier|1994|p=196}}</ref> he was born in the village of Moussambou<ref>{{Harvnb|Darlington|Darlington|1968|p=126}}</ref> and educated in local Catholic schools, then at the public secondary school of [[Lambaréné]]. He was a businessman in [[Mouila]] from 1943 to 1952, then was elected to the Territorial Assembly, representing [[Ngounié Province]]. In March 1957, he was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly. A member of the [[Gabonese Democratic Bloc]], he also became 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.<ref name=Gardinier/>
+Yembit died in [[Libreville]] on 21 January 1978, aged 60.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens |date=1978 |volume=34 |page=203}}</ref>
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