What political pressure forced Omar Bongo to introduce multi-party politics?
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Answer
Public pressure forced Omar Bongo to introduce multi-party politics in 1990. Bongo had been the president of Gabon since 1967, and he had ruled the country as a one-party state. In 1990, the people of Gabon began to demand political reform, and they organized protests and demonstrations. Bongo eventually agreed to introduce multi-party politics, and he held elections in 1993.
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