Diomedes Argyris (1959 - ), mayor of Libreville, well known as a lover of the arts. Following his completion of high school at age sixteen, Argyris was the fine arts coordinator of the Libreville Community College; three years later he was elected mayor, a post he has maintained ever since.
In addition to his work as mayor, he has played roles in two drive-in movies, both times as the snobbish British butler for a black super-cop in "Ghetto Juice" and its sequel, "Ghetto Juice 2".
Diomedes's long term as mayor has frequently been criticized for his lack of action against the handful of pirate radio stations in the town and the drug-heavy annual Masked Halloween Festival. Conservative talk show host Pawn Hannity describes Argyris as the "liberal's liberal."
In 2008, he announced he would be running for the United States Senate in the November election; he won a modest 6203 votes. Despite his candidacy for the Senate, he declined to withdrawal from the Libreville mayoral race, which he won handily.