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Sylvia Bongo Ondimba (née Valentin on 11 March 1965) is the wife of Ali Bongo Ondimba since 1989. She became the First Lady of Gabon following the inauguration of her husband as President of Gabon on 16 October 2009.〔 (Sylvia Bongo Ondimba's biography ), official website of president Ali Bongo Ondimba〕〔 Georges Dougueli, ("Sylvia, une femme au cœur des réseaux sociaux" ), ''Jeune Afrique'', 21 October 2010 .〕 She created the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation entitled "For the family" in January 2011 "to improve the plight of vulnerable and disadvantaged people around the world".〔(Press Release – First Lady of Gabon ), 13 June 2011〕 ==Family background== Born in Paris, Sylvia Valentin was barely two months old when her parents were transferred to Douala for work. She is the daughter of Edouard Valentin, a French businessman who heads the group called ''Omnium Gabonais d'Assurances et de Réassurances'' (OGAR, Gabonese Insurance and Reinsurance).〔(Biographie officielle de Sylvia Bongo Ondimba ), disponible sur le site de la fondation Sylvia Bongo Ondimba "Pour la Famille"〕 Edouard Valentin's wife, Evelyne Valentin, then became President Bongo Ondimba's secretary.〔("Gabon, Edouard-Pierre valentin, de l’Assurance au Pétrole !" ) (19 July 2011) ''Huffington Post'' 〕 Sylvia spent most of her childhood in Cameroon along with her siblings, before the family took up residence in Tunisia. In 1974, after a long stay by the Valentin Family in Tunisia, Sylvia and her parents decided to move to Gabon, where she received an academic and christian education at the Libreville Immaculate Conception Institution. In 1988, Sylvia met Ali Bongo Ondimba and married him a year later, in 1989. They have four children: Malika, Noureddin Edouard, Jalil Louis, and Bilal, adopted by the couple in 2002. On 16 October 2009, as Ali Bongo Ondimba was elected president, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba became Gabon's First Lady. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sylvia Bongo Ondimba」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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