Gabon
The Gabonese Republic or Gabon is a country in Africa. Its capital is Libreville.
It became a new country on August 17, 1960. Before that, Gabon was a colony of France.
Gabon is a small country led by the President Ali Bongo Ondimba. This country was conquered by France. It is a rich country, culturally, ecomonically, and geographically. Gabon is located in Central of Africa.
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[change] Politics
The first Gabonese president was Leon Mba. His successor was Omar Bongo, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Under his governance Gabon had just one political party between 1968 and 1990. It was called PDG.
[change] Ecomonics
Gabon has nine states. The soil of Gabon is rich in the metals uranium, manganese, and petrolium. Therefore, these three elements, such as metal exploited in Port-Gentil, Iranium in Munana, and the manganese in Franceville.
[change] Culture
Gabon has a wide culture. Before colonialism, Gabon's people believed their ancestral spirit as religion, like bwiti, mvett, djobi.
After colonialism, others religions such as Christianity and Islam came to be added to the first animists believers.
[change] Books about Gabon
- Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa (2006) ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0
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