Patience Dabany

Patience Dabany
From left to right: Josephine Bongo, Queen Juliana, Omar Bongo, Prince Bernhard in 1973
First Lady of Gabon
In role
27 November 1967 – 1987
PresidentOmar Bongo
Preceded byPauline M'ba
Succeeded byEdith Lucie Bongo (1989)
Personal details
BornMarie Joséphine Kama
(1941-01-22) 22 January 1941
SpouseOmar Bongo (m. 1959; div. 1987)
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Patience Marie Josephine Kama Dabany (born 22 January 1941; member of the Order of Gabriela Silang), also known by the names Marie Joséphine Kama and Josephine Bongo, is a Gabonese singer and musician. Dabany served as the First Lady of Gabon from 1967 to 1987. For 28 years, she was married to Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009. After their divorce, she pursued a career in music. She is the mother of the former President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba.