Gabon Genealogy

(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Gabon research The Gabonese'Republic', or Gabon is a country in west central Africa. It borders on Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Since its independence from France on August 17, 1960, the Republic has been ruled by only two autocratic Presidents; the incumbent El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba has been in power since 1967 and is currently (2007) Africa's longest-serving head of state. Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new democratic constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions. A small population, abundant natural resources, and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in the region. Its coat of arms shows two jungle cats, representing the country's pride in its animals.   Read  More... Jurisdictions (Your text or images here) Research Tools http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/65/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_country-gab.html (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Contribute Content Articles that Need Editing Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 New Articles Needed coming soon... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News and Events Hot off the Press! Current Events more... Topics (Your Bullets here) Useful Websites Websites