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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. | 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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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> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[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. | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
1885 - France officially occupied Gabon
1910 - 1959 Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959
Links[edit | edit source]
- Every Culture Gabon history, culture, etc.
- Info Please Gabon history, culture, maps, etc.
- Britannica Gabon maps, culture, and history, etc