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On 4 February, upon the death of Togo's Eyadéma, President Omar Bongo Ondimba (b. 1935) became the longest-serving African head of state. While he did not officially announce his candidacy until October, high world oil prices in 2005 helped him easily win re-election in the November presidential elections. In 2003, the overwhelming maj…