{{Short description|Gabonese politician and diplomat}} thumb|Martin Bongo in 1981 '''Martin Bongo''' (July 4, 1940 – 18 November, 2023) was a Gabon political figure and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1976 to 1989.
Bongo, a nephew of President Omar Bongo,<ref name=Barnes>James Franklin Barnes, [https://books.google.com/books?id=dzV1AAAAMAAJ&q=%22martin+bongo%22&dq=%22martin+bongo%22&ei=RGpRSufIFKrYygS1vNjSAg ''Gabon: Beyond the Colonial Legacy''] (1992), page 57.</ref> was born in Lekei, located in Haut-Ogooué Province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indexb4.html |title=Index Bo|work=Rulers.org|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> In 1989, President Bongo appointed his son, Ali-Ben Bongo, to succeed Martin Bongo as Minister of Foreign Affairs.<ref name=Barnes/>
Bongo was the Special Representative of the African Union to the Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2003.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24737526_ITM "Kabila receives AU envoy"], Pana, October 17, 2003.</ref>
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