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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Gabon.html Every Culture] Gabon history, culture, etc. | |||
*[http://www.infoplease.com/country/gabon.html Info Please] Gabon history, culture, maps, etc. | |||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Gabon Britannica] Gabon maps, culture, and history, etc | |||
===Print Publications=== | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the early 1990s, Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions. | Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the early 1990s, Gabon introduced a multi-party system and a new democratic constitution that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed many governmental institutions. | ||
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1885 - France officially occupied Gabon<br> | 1885 - France officially occupied Gabon<br> | ||
1910 - 1959 Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959<br> | 1910 - 1959 Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959<br> | ||
[[Category:Gabon]] | [[Category:Gabon]] | ||
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