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Patience Dabany | |
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 From left to right: Josephine Bongo, Queen Juliana, Omar Bongo, Prince Bernhard in 1973 | |
| First Lady of Gabon | |
| In role 27 November 1967 – 1987 | |
| President | Omar Bongo |
| Preceded by | Pauline M'ba |
| Succeeded by | Edith Lucie Bongo (1989) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Joséphine Kama 22 January 1941 Brazzaville, French Congo, French Equatorial Africa |
| Nationality | Gabonese |
| Spouse | Omar Bongo (m. 1959; div. 1987) |
Patience Marie Josephine Kama Dabany (born 22 January 1941; member of the Order of Gabriela Silang), also known by the names Marie Joséphine Kama and Josephine Bongo, is a Gabonese singer and musician. Dabany served as the First Lady of Gabon from 1967 to 1987. For 28 years, she was married to Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009. After their divorce, she successfully pursued a career in music. She is the mother of the former President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba.