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Ludacris Is Officially A Gabonese Citizen

The rapper-turned-actor and his family have taken on the citizenship of his wife's native Gabon.
Ludacris Is Officially A Gabonese Citizen
By Paula Rogo · Updated November 4, 2020

Ludacris is now a citizen of Gabon, the native country of his wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue.

The rapper-turned-actor traveled to the central African country during the Christmas holidays with his family. And while they were there, Ludacris, his mother, and daughters also took on Gabonese citizenship.

He shared the news last week in an Instagram video, where he showed off his new passport. It appears that the citizenship was a gift from his wife.

“Starting My New Year off with Dual Citizenship! AFRICA IM OFFICIAL!! Momma & Kids Too,” he wrote. “The Best Gift of the Decade Award goes to Eudoxie.”

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Starting My New Year off with Dual Citizenship! 🇬🇦 AFRICA IM OFFICIAL!! Momma & Kids Too. The Best Gift of the Decade 🥇Award goes to @eudoxie ✊🏽 #thebridges

A post shared by @ ludacris on Jan 2, 2020 at 11:52am PST

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Motherland Ludacrismas This Year 🇬🇦

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 23, 2019 at 3:39am PST

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Cultural Heritage 🇬🇦 🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦 #xmas

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 25, 2019 at 3:16am PST

The couple also celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary while there.

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5 years isn’t nearly enough. Matter of Fact I don’t think an eternity is enough. You Make Loving & Spoiling You Easy Mrs Bridges. What Better Way To celebrate Half a Decade than to do it in Your Home Country. Le meilleur est à venir. Here’s to a Lifetime & Then Some 🥂 #anniversary

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 24, 2019 at 2:43am PST

“What better way to celebrate half a decade than to do it in your home country,” he wrote in a tribute post.

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When the 🥃 Alcohol kick in on Ludacrismas Eve & Yo 5 year marriage anniversary 🕺🏽🕺🏽 🕺🏽 (check my insta snap)

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 24, 2019 at 5:08pm PST

And Gabon wasn’t their only stop in Africa. The whole family was also spotted in Ghana for Year of Return festivities where they also rang in the New Year.

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“We have to be impatient in moving Africa Forward” Happy New Decade from #thebridges #2020 🇬🇭

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 31, 2019 at 6:45pm PST

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My 3 Kids Restless in Africa. This is the only night of the Decade I will allow this. 😂😂 #2020

A post shared by @ ludacris on Dec 31, 2019 at 7:42pm PST

Luda and Eudoxie got engaged and married over the holidays in 2014 and are parents to Cadence Gaëlle. Ludacris also has two other daughters, Karma and Cai, from previous relationships and the couple raises Eudoxie’s youngest sister, Christella. 

Congratulations on the many milestones from the trip!

TOPICS:  eudoxie bridges gabon ludacris
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