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"French Congo. Natives from Gabon": Colonial postcard c.1905. In 1838 and 1841, France established a protectorate over the coastal regions of Gabon by treaties with Gabonese coastal chiefs. . American missionaries from New England established a mission at the mouth of the Komo River in 1842. In 1849, the French authorities captured an illegal slave ship and freed the captives on board. The ...
1940: the colony of Gabon rallies to the Free French (France libre) after several battles between Vichyste and Gaullistes. 1946: Jean-Hilaire Aubame, founder of the Union Démocratique et Sociale du Gabon, is the first Gabonese elected to the French National Assembly. 1946: Haut-Ogooué is definitively attached to Gabon.
Gabon was also ranked 136th out of 180 countries for the perception of corruption by Transparency International in 2022. [23] In a speech delivered on the country's Independence Day on 17 August, Bongo, a close ally of France, insisted that he would not allow Gabon to be subjected to "destabilization", referring to other recent coups in the region.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... Each article deals with events in Gabon in a given year. Twentieth century. 1990s 1990 1991 ...
A year since a military coup in Gabon ended the Bongo dynasty's 56-year rule, the country marked the anniversary in festive mood this week with celebrations and promises by the ruling junta to ...
Gabon military claims to have taken control of country as gun fire heard ringing out in capital Libreville Gabon coup – live: Military says president Ali Bongo under house arrest after ...
People seen celebrating in Libreville amid resentment against upstaged 55-year-long dynastic rule
Gabon accepted the convention on December 30, 1986, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, there are two World Heritage Sites in Gabon. [3] There are two sites listed in Gabon, one of which was inscribed for natural and the other one for both natural and cultural significance.