Gabonese authorities have confirmed the death of the president.

Gabonese authorities have officially confirmed the death of its President, Omar Bongo Ondimba (Omar Bongo Ondimba). That was reported by AFP on Monday, June 8.
The Prime Minister of Gabon, Jean Eyege Ndong (Jean Eyeghe Ndong) stated that the 73-year-old president died of a heart attack at a clinic in Barcelona on the night of June 8.
Meanwhile, earlier on Monday Gabonese officials have called on the death of Ondimba, appeared in the French media, misleading. The same Prime said that the head of Gabon, "alive and kicking." Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gabon called on death Ondimba "false."
AFP earlier reported that in Gabon after the spread of information about the death of Omar Bongo Ondimba, the authorities had increased security measures to prevent possible riots. In the capital Libreville on the streets of a reinforced armor and costumes worn by the police and the local Internet users lost access to the network.
Omar Bongo Ondimba in Africa was one of the oldest "policy long. He ruled the former French colony last 42 years.