Chicago Open 2008: The End Comes…Beyond the Omega Point  EDITORS PACKET 4  
Chicago Open 2008: The End Comes…Beyond the Omega Point  EDITORS PACKET 4  (Ryan Westbrook, Matt Keller, Steven Canning)  Tossups  The rule of this man was opposed by Father Paul Abessole, who led the national rally of the "Lumberjacks" or "Woodcutters," which supported breakaway opposition factions like MORENA and the RNB. Once married to a pop singer Patience Dabany, this ruler embraced the motto "Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace" when he took power declaring a one-party state under the BDG. A member of the Bateke tribe, he ascended after the governments of J.H. Aubame and Leon M'ba, under whom he served as vice president. His illicit connection to the oil firm Elf centers around his country's petroleum capital, Port-Gentil, and has resulted in extensive corruption trials. Taking his current name after converting to Islam when he ascended to power in 1967, FTP, name this man who continues to be the ruler of Gabon.
Chicago Open 2008: The End Comes…Beyond the Omega Point  EDITORS PACKET 4  
Omar {Bongo} (or El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba or Albert-Bernard Bongo)