a écrit le 11 septembre 2009 à 3h56 The new president of Gabon, Ali Ben Bongo, is the son of the country's ruler for the last 42 years and a member of one of the wealthiest families in Africa.
Ali Ben and Inge Bongo were married in 1994. Ali Ben Bongo was recently elected president of Gabon, and although Inge now lives on food stamps in California, she is demanding to take her position as Gabon's first lady.
(Courtesy Inge Bongo)
Gabon's new first lady is American-born Inge Bongo. But there'll be no inauguration ceremony or redecorating of the presidential palace for her. Inge Bongo lives in California and is on food stamps.
The new president is confronting angry demonstrations in the streets of the country's capital, Libreville, and other cities protesting what they claim was a rigged election.
The beleaguered president-elect is also facing demands from his estranged wife to be allowed to take her place as first lady and to reform what she says is a lack of human rights.
Inge Bongo makes it clear that she doesn't expect her husband to quickly agree.
"I'm going to claim my right as first lady. I'm going to make a lot of noise. I'm going to take this opportunity to make some changes, whether he likes it or not," Inge Bongo told ABC News. "He can deny a settlement and a divorce. But he's a young man, he's 50. And I'm relatively young. I can just keep doing this forever."
Inge and Ali have had a tempestuous relationship after meeting 23 years ago on a blind date in California. It was love at first sight.
"We met on a Sunday morning before he was supposed to take a flight out," she says. "He ended up not taking the flight. We fell in love."
Source:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/gabons-lady-lives-food-stamps-california/story?id=8494060
Ali Ben and Inge Bongo were married in 1994. Ali Ben Bongo was recently elected president of Gabon, and although Inge now lives on food stamps in California, she is demanding to take her position as Gabon's first lady.
(Courtesy Inge Bongo)
Gabon's new first lady is American-born Inge Bongo. But there'll be no inauguration ceremony or redecorating of the presidential palace for her. Inge Bongo lives in California and is on food stamps.
The new president is confronting angry demonstrations in the streets of the country's capital, Libreville, and other cities protesting what they claim was a rigged election.
The beleaguered president-elect is also facing demands from his estranged wife to be allowed to take her place as first lady and to reform what she says is a lack of human rights.
Inge Bongo makes it clear that she doesn't expect her husband to quickly agree.
"I'm going to claim my right as first lady. I'm going to make a lot of noise. I'm going to take this opportunity to make some changes, whether he likes it or not," Inge Bongo told ABC News. "He can deny a settlement and a divorce. But he's a young man, he's 50. And I'm relatively young. I can just keep doing this forever."
Inge and Ali have had a tempestuous relationship after meeting 23 years ago on a blind date in California. It was love at first sight.
"We met on a Sunday morning before he was supposed to take a flight out," she says. "He ended up not taking the flight. We fell in love."
Source:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/gabons-lady-lives-food-stamps-california/story?id=8494060
