section_path: Early life
section_name: Early life
paragraph_text: Early life
  
  The son of a Teke mother and Fang military officer, Oligui was born in Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon, which was regarded as a stronghold of the ruling Bongo family. He is a maternal cousin of Ali Bongo, his predecessor as president. Oligui was mostly raised by his mother and her family in Haut-Ogooué, and studied at Omar Bongo University.