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Abel Goumba 🇨🇫

Abel Nguéndé Goumba (Known as "Dr. Goumba")
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1959, 2003), Physician, Human Rights Crusader
Born 1926-09-18 🇨🇫 Grimari, Ouaka, Central African Republic
Passed Away 2009-05-11 Bangui, Central African Republic
Lifespan 82 years old
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"Politics without moral principle is only banditry; a public servant must remain poor to keep his hands clean."

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Founding nationalist leader, physician, and close disciple of Barthélemy Boganda who served as Prime Minister in 1959 and 2003, revered for five decades as the incorruptible conscience of the Central African Republic.

Biographical Record

Abel Nguéndé Goumba was born on September 18, 1926, in Grimari. Graduating in medicine from the Dakar Medical School, Goumba was chosen by founding father Barthélemy Boganda as his vice-president and designated political successor, serving as Prime Minister upon Boganda's tragic plane crash in March 1959.

Ousted by French-backed David Dacko, Goumba founded the Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP), enduring decades of prison, torture, and exile while working for the World Health Organization (WHO) across Africa. In 2003, he served again as Prime Minister and Vice-President, universally respected as an incorruptible defender of democracy and human rights until his death in 2009.

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Final Resting Place

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Grimari Ancestral Grounds
Grimari, Ouaka, Central African Republic
GPS: 5.7400, 19.8800
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