Gabon Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Certificate

• Date, place and, if possible, the time of birth
• Gender
• First names and surnames of the child
• First names, surnames, ages, places of birth, professions and domicile of the father and mother
• When applicable, the declarant's name, profession and domicile

Marriage certificate

• Names of bride and groom
• Professions
• Ages
• Dates and places of birth
• Domicile or residence
• Consent of the father and mother, grandparents or the tutorship council, where required
• Nationality of the spouses
• Names, ages, professions and domiciles of the witnesses
• The choice made by the spouses of monogamy or polygamy
• The matrimonial regime chosen by the spouses and, if there is a contract, the date of the contract, as well as the name and place of residence of the notary or civil registrar who received it

Death Certificate

– The date, place and, if possible, the time of death; – Forenames, name, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased; – First names, surnames, professions and domicile of her or his father and mother; – Surname, forenames, date and place of birth of the spouse of the deceased, if the spouse is still alive, and the date of marriage; – Forenames, name, age, occupation and domicile of the declarant and, where applicable, her or his degree of relationship with the person who died (article 181).