A Mpongwe born in Libreville and educated at the Ecole Montfort, he worked as a bank clerk from 1924 to 1939, then as head bookkeeper for the Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis until 1959.
He first came to public attention in 1934, with a series of letters to the Etoile de l'AEF opposing special rights for the métis.
He was elected to the municipal commission of Libreville in 1956, a post he held until 1963, and in 1959 represented Gabon in the Economic and Social Council of the French Community.
From 1961 to 1964 he served as ambassador to the European Common Market, to the Benelux countries, and to West Germany.
He was honored on a 90-franc postage stamp of Gabon in 1985, with his portrait in front of the score to "La Concorde".