
| Official name | Libreville |
|---|---|
| Map caption | Map of the Gabon showing Libreville. |
| Pushpin map | Gabon |
| Pushpin label position | bottom |
| Pushpin mapsize | 300 |
| Pushpin map caption | Location in Gabon |
| Coordinates region | GA |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | |
| Subdivision type1 | Capital district |
| Subdivision name1 | Libreville |
| Leader title | Mayor |
| Leader name | Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane |
| Population as of | 2005 |
| Population total | 578156 |
| Latns | N |
| Coordinates | 0°23′24″N9°27′0″N |
| Longew | E }} |
Libreville was named in imitation of Freetown and grew only slowly as a trading post and a minor administrative centre to a population of 32,000 on independence in 1960. It only received its first bank branch when Bank of West Africa (BAO) opened a branch in 1930. Since independence, the city has grown rapidly and now houses nearly half the national population.
The city is served by Libreville Hospital.
Gabon Airlines has its headquarters in Libreville. Prior to their dissolutions, both Air Gabon and Gabon Express were headquartered on the grounds of Libreville International Airport.
Category:Populated places established in 1843 Category:Capitals in Africa Category:Populated places in Gabon Category:Port cities in Africa
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| name | Ali Bongo |
|---|---|
| birth name | William Oliver Wallace |
| birth date | December 08, 1929 |
| birth place | Bangalore, India |
| death date | March 08, 2009 |
| death place | London, England, UK |
| occupation | Magician }} |
Born as William Oliver Wallace in Bangalore, India, where his father (also called William ) was serving as a Sergeant Major with the 1st Battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, he spent his early years on a British station in Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, going to Britain with his mother Lillian at the age of seven.
After William Wallace senior had ended his army service, the family moved to Sutton Valence in Kent and young William won a scholarship to Sutton Valence School, leaving at 16 to begin his career as an entertainer. His time in the National Service was spent with the Royal Army Pay Corps. He worked for Harry Stanley's Unique Magic Studio and was manager of the magic department on Hamleys toy shop in London's Regent Street.
He created his Shriek of Araby character with a cod oriental costume (robes, golden curly-toed slippers, horn-rimmed spectacles and a headgear that incorporated a fez and a turban) and took the name Ali Bongo from a character he had created for a youth club pantomime he had co-written and appeared in while in his teens. The original character had sung a song which began: "My name is Ali Bongo and I come from Pongo, pong-tiddley-pongo land." Among his later magic catch-phrases were "Uju Buju Suck Another Juju", "Aldy Bority Phostico Formio", "Hocus Pocus Fishbones Chokus".
He made his British TV debut on ''The Good Old Days'' in 1965 on a bill topped by Tommy Trinder.
Ali Bongo wrote many books on magic, many containing tricks of his own. He also illustrated them in his instantly recognisable style. He acted as magic consultant for many plays, opera, ballets and TV shows including ''David Nixon's Magic Box'', ''The David Nixon Magic Show'' for Thames Television and ''The Paul Daniels Magic Show'' for the BBC.
Ali Bongo was the presenter of the ''Ali Bongo’s Cartoon Carnival'', which featured himself and his assistant Oscar. It aired on UK TV BBC1 on Saturdays between 23 October and 18 December 1971, a total of nine episodes.
Bongo was featured in an episode of Children's TV show ''Rainbow'', appeared in the science-fiction show ''The Tomorrow People'' in the serial "Revenge of Jedikiah" and had a slot in ''Zokko''. He also acted as the magical advisor on the TV show ''Doctor Who'' and the 70s cult series, ''Ace of Wands''. His legendary ability for devising tricks and illusions and solving magical problems inspired the TV writer, David Renwick, to create a character who was a magician's assistant and amateur sleuth in the series ''Jonathan Creek''. Bongo was magical adviser to the series.
Bongo joined The Magic Circle in 1960 and, two years later was made a Member of The Inner Magic Circle. He won The Magic Circle Magician of the Year in 1972, the Carlton Comedy Award in 1983 and the David Berglas Award in 1991. He served twice as vice-president of The Magic Circle before being elected president on 8 September 2008.
At the beginning of February 2009, Bongo collapsed while giving a lecture in Paris. He was taken to hospital and, whilst there, suffered a stroke. Bongo was subsequently returned to the United Kingdom and cared for in St Thomas's Hospital, London, where he later died from complications arising from pneumonia on March 8.
Ali Bongo's cremation and Broken wand ceremony took place on 27 March 2009 at Randalls Park Crematorium, Leatherhead.
Ali Bongo was cited in a song by the band Half Man Half Biscuit in the mid 1980s, reflecting his status in UK popular culture at that time:
"My story seems so tragic, Ali Bongo's good at contortionism. He's much better Than David Nixon ever was..."
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