22 years old when they signed the petition of 01/07/1957, claiming an excitability profit on the exploitation of oil from their subsoil.
The youngest of them. 22 years old when signing the petition on 01/07/1957
For the Oroungu too: “I'm young, it's true, but to the well-born, value does not await the number of years” makes sense. Corneille, in Le Cid (1636), wanted to express the fact that talent and innate gifts don't need to wait for mature years to express themselves.
Son of Ondèno Jacques yi Pékouè and Azizè Germaine yi Ndjawanié. His father's clan (Mbouwé yi Rériè) is Ekamamou n'Ayandji (don't eat the pumpkin, it's their Totem). His mother's (Mbouwé yi Nguiè) is Ayendjé ni Nkombaya. He was therefore Orungu by custom. He grew up in a family of four brothers and two sisters. Today, only one sister remains, called Nkoma Sylvie, the widow Mongarina, who lives in Louis (Libreville).
He met the woman who was to become his wife in 1958. She was the beautiful and charming Elouka Georgette Annette, who arrived in Port-Gentil in 1958 to spend the vacations with her older brother. She never returned to Lambaréné. They all lived at the camp, now called Roger Buttin.
At the time, he was an accountant with SPAEF (later Elf-Gabon and Total-Gabon). She was due to study in Libreville, and meeting Jacques must have changed her plans. She decided to train as a secretary-typist. After graduating, she joined the Port-Gentil General Hospital. She was assigned to the Service des Grandes Endémies, where she devoted her entire professional life until her retirement.
In 1967, Jacques went to work for British Petrolum (BP) in Ndjolé, as an Accounts Manager. He returned to Port-Gentil in 1972. He rejoined ELF-Gabon in the Purchasing-Procurement Department, until his retirement in 1994.
They lived together for over 30 years. Twenty years after their customary marriage, Jacques married Georgette Annette at the Registry Office in 2008. This union produced nine (9) children, including seven (7) boys and two (2) girls. Ambourouet Jacques is one of the notables of the Port-Gentil commune. In 1998, he was appointed Chief of Canton Océan in Ondimba, where he remained for three or four years. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete his term of office due to illness, which almost became his companion in the last days of his life.
A handsome, eloquent man, he was a big hit with the ladies, although my mother didn't pay too much attention to him. He loved to play soccer, and was quick on his feet. He enjoyed dancing and listened to classical music, which made him famous with the ladies. A true Oroungou, he loved to go fishing with his friends. He was a champion, rigorous and brilliant in everything he undertook, a brave man,
courageous man. His legacy to his children was a passion for fishing and a job
well done.
Source: Widow Ambourouet and her daughter Nicole Ambourouet.
Collected and transcribed by Igamba Joël Paul.
