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Gabonese Republic

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Gabonese Republic
République gabonaise
Flag of Gabonese Republic
Flag
Coat of arms of Gabonese Republic
Coat of arms
Location of Gabonese Republic
Capital
and largest city
Libreville
Official languagesFrench
Demonym(s)Gabonese
Gabonaise
GovernmentMilitary junta
• Junta President
Brice Oligui Nguema
Area
• Total
267,667 km²
Population
• 2023 estimate
2,397,368


Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country in Central Africa with a western coast on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north and the Republic of the Congo to the southeast.

History

France began colonizing Gabon in 1839 after tricking Antchoué Komé Rapontcombo into signing away his land. Gabon became independent in 1960 under neocolonial leader Leon Mba. Mba died in 1967 and was replaced by Omar Bongo, who ruled until 2009.[1]

Neocolonialism

France has 120 companies in Gabon and a military base of 450 soldiers. Almost 14,000 French citizens live in Gabon.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Luwezi Kinshasa (2016-10-18). "Ali Bongo versus Jean Ping: Two loyal neocolonial stooges vie for State power in Gabon" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-08-13.