Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (born 12 March 1963) is a Gabonese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2020 to 2022, he previously served in the same role from 2016 to 2017. He also was Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2016.

Biography

He was born in

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on 12 March 1963. In 1982, he earned a baccalauréat in Letters and philosophy at the lycée national

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. Later, he earned an MBA at Ealing College. From 2012 to 2015 he was Chief of Staff of the President of the

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. He was named Minister of Education in 2015. As Minister of the Interior, Decentralization, and Public Security, he was responsible for explaining the rules of the 2016 presidential election to foreign observers. On 30 August 2016 he said of the presidential election, "any alleged result broadcast before, during or after the official proclamation is a lie and violation of the law." At the time of the post-election protests, he condemned the violence and accused

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was set on fire and some homes were looted. He also claimed that the rioters had used grenades and were armed with AK-47 rifles, a claim denied by the opposition.Gerauds Wilfried Obangome
"Over 1,000 arrested as post-election riots rage in Gabon"
Reuters, September 1, 2016. He said at least 1,000 people were arrested. After Bongo was sworn in for another term, he appointed Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet as Prime Minister; Moubelet Boubeya was in turn appointed to succeed Issoze Ngondet as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,

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, Regional Integration, and Gabonese Abroad on 2 October 2016. He once again became Foreign Minister on 23 July 2020.

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Biography

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