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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Gabon.html Every Culture] Gabon history, culture, etc. | *[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. | *[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 | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Gabon Britannica] Gabon maps, culture, and history, etc | ||
===Print Publications=== | |||
==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. | |||
Abundant petroleum and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa but because of inequality in income distribution, a significant proportion of the population remains poor. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon] | |||
==Timeline== | |||
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> | |||
==Strategy== | |||
Why use histories in your research?<br> | |||
*Learn why on the [[History|History Wiki page]] | |||
[[Category:Gabon]] | [[Category:Gabon]] | ||
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Online Resources
- Every Culture Gabon history, culture, etc.
- Info Please Gabon history, culture, maps, etc.
- Britannica Gabon maps, culture, and history, etc
Print Publications
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.
Abundant petroleum and foreign private investment have helped make Gabon one of the most prosperous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa but because of inequality in income distribution, a significant proportion of the population remains poor.
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Timeline
1885 - France officially occupied Gabon
1910 - 1959 Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959
Strategy
Why use histories in your research?
- Learn why on the History Wiki page