Michael Moussa Adamo Explained

Office:Minister for Foreign Affairs
President:Ali Bongo Ondimba
Term Start:March 2022
Term End:20 January 2023
Predecessor:Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya
Successor:Hermann Immongault
Office2:Minister of Defense
President2:Ali Bongo Ondimba
Term Start2:January 2020
Term End2:March 2022
Predecessor2:Rose Christiane Raponda
Successor2:Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili
Office3:Ambassador to the United States
President3:Ali Bongo Ondimba
Term Start3:2011
Term End3:January 2020
Predecessor3:Carlos Victor Boungou
Successor3:Noël Nelson Messone
Birth Date:10 January 1961
Birth Place:Makokou, Gabon
Death Place:Gabon
Party:Gabonese Democratic Party

Michael Moussa Adamo (10 January 1961 – 20 January 2023) was a Gabonese politician and diplomat.

Career

Moussa Adamo was born on 10 January 1961[1] in Makokou. He started out as a presenter on national television. In 2000, he was made chief of staff of defence minister Ali Bongo Ondimba. When Bongo was elected president in 2009, he served as Bongo's special adviser. Moussa Adamo served as Gabon's ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2020. After, he served as defence minister before becoming foreign minister. He died on 20 January 2023 after a heart attack while waiting to go into a cabinet meeting.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabon : Décès soudain du ministre des Affaires étrangères, Michaël Moussa-Adamo. 20 January 2023.
  2. News: 21 January 2023 . Gabon foreign minister dies of heart attack while waiting to attend cabinet meeting . . 21 January 2023.
  3. News: Sudden death of Gabonese FM Michael Moussa Adamo . Afrikpage . 22 January 2023.