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	Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gabonese Republic or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa.
		It borders on Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea.
		Clockwise from the northwest, it is bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gabon (756 words)

	Gabon (11/04)
		Under the 1961 constitution (revised in 1975, rewritten in 1991, and revised in 2003), Gabon is a republic with a presidential form of government.
		Foreign and Gabonese observers have consistently lamented the lack of transformation of primary materials in the Gabonese economy.
		Gabonese forces are oriented to the defense of the country and have not been trained for an offensive role.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/g/40492.htm (2761 words)

	United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - State Party Report - Gabon
		Paragraph 11 of the same article states that "any Gabonese is entitled freely to establish his domicile or residence in any part of the national territory and to engage in all types of activity there".
		Equality of the sexes is enshrined in article 2 of the Constitution, which stipulates that "the Gabonese Republic assures the equality of all citizens before the law, without distinction as to origin, race, sex, opinion or religion".
		Gabonese criminal law respects the legal principle expressed in the Latin adage Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege, according to which any act which constitutes a serious, ordinary or minor offence, together with the applicable penalties, must be defined.
	www.unhchr.ch /tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CCPR.C.128.Add.1.En?Opendocument (2583 words)

	Profile - Gabon
		Gabon, officially Gabonese Republic (French République Gabonaise), independent nation in west central Africa, bounded on the northwest by Equatorial Guinea, on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The ethnic makeup of the Gabonese is diverse, although almost all the inhabitants are Bantu-speaking.
		The first Gabonese government council was formed in 1957, and Léon M’Ba became president of the council in 1958.
	www.inadev.org /profile_-_gabon.htm (1839 words)

	map of Gabon
		Officially Gabonese Republic, French Gabon, or République Gabonaise, country lying on the west coast of Africa, astride the Equator, with a total area estimated at 103,347 square miles (267,667 square kilometres).
		It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; the island state of São Tomé and Príncipe is situated off the coast.
		Under the frequently revised constitution of 1961, Gabon is a republic under the executive direction of a president elected by direct universal suffrage for a period of seven years and a Council of Ministers appointed by the president.
	www.arches.uga.edu /~mbrugger/map.html (1775 words)

	Global Holidays, Ecommerce Info Center
		The Gabonese Republic is a country on the west coast of Africa near the equator.
		The Republic of Georgia is one of the former republics of the Soviet Union.
		The Republic of Ghana is on the west coast of Africa.
	www.ecominfocenter.com /global/travel/holidays/g.html (1038 words)

	Background Notes: Gabon
		President of the Republic, Founder of the Gabonese Democratic Party--El Hadj Omar Bongo Prime Minister, Head of Government--Casimir Oye-Mba Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation--Pascaline Bongo Ambassador to the United States--Alexandre Sambat Ambassador to the United Nations--Laurent Biffot Gabon maintains an embassy in the United States at 2034 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel.
		Under the 1991 constitution, in the event of the president's death, the prime minister, the national assembly president, and the defense minister share power until new elections are held.
		The Gabonese Social Democratic Grouping (RSDG), as the resulting government was called, was smaller than the previous government and includes representatives from several opposition parties on its cabinet.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9108.html (2596 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		As revised by the 1991 constitution, the legislature is divided into a National Assembly with one hundred twenty deputies elected directly for 5-year terms and a Senate of 91 persons to be elected indirectly in 1996.
		When the BDG appeared likely to win the elections by default, the Gabonese military moved against Mba in a bloodless coup on February 18, 1964.
		Using the PDG as a tool to submerge the regional and tribal rivalries that have divided Gabonese politics in the past, Bongo sought to forge a single national movement in support of the government's development politics.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9604.html (2559 words)

	AU2002: AU Constitutive Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The President of the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
		Furthermore, any Member State that fails to comply with the decisions and policies of the Union may be subjected to other sanctions, such as the denial of transport and communications links with other Member States, and other measures of a political and economic nature to be determined by the Assembly.
		The Headquarters of the Union shall be in Addis Ababa in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
	www.panapress.com /maputo/acteeng.htm (2923 words)

	CPJ Protests: 2003
		Recently, Gabonese authorities suspended two private newspapers and renewed the suspension of a third.
		The letter also accused Sub-Version of carrying articles "attacking the dignity of the president, his family, and the institutions of the Republic." Journalists at the newspaper told CPJ that the order stemmed from an article that appeared in the paper's second edition on August 20 suggesting that first lady Lucie Bongo was meddling in politics.
		La Sagaie was banned for inciting tribal division and printing reports "attacking the freedom and dignity of the institutions of the Gabonese republic." Local journalists said the charges stemmed from an article alleging that people from the southeastern Haut-Ogoué region dominate the country's government and army.
	www.cpj.org /protests/03ltrs/Gabon29sept03pl.html (600 words)

	The history of health and nutrition in the Gabonese Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		Gabonese health authorities promote baby-friendly hospitals, whose objective is to encourage mothers to breast-feed their infants instead of relying on artificial milk, as a preventive measure against infant mortality.
		The National Association of Gabonese Healers (ANTG) meets in General Assembly today ahead of a workshop on Anthropology and Medicine.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/index-feb.html (149 words)

	African Embassies in the U.S. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Washington, D.C. Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde
		Washington, D.C. Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'lvoire
		Washington, D.C. Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
	www.sas.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Country_Specific/emb_address.html (375 words)

	gabon
		officially Gabonese Republic (French République Gabonaise), independent nation, west central Africa, bounded on the northwest by Equatorial Guinea, on the north by Cameroon, on the east and south by the Republic of Congo, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
		The ruling Gabonese Democratic party was reconstituted as the Gabonese Social Democratic Rally, and the ban on multiparty politics was lifted.
		The first Gabonese cabinet was formed in 1957, with Leon M'Ba as prime minister.
	jdangelo.free.fr /sitejmDperso/GABONcom.html (1636 words)

	President of the 59th Session of the General Assembly - H.E. Mr. Jean Ping
		Ping began his professional life at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, where he was recruited in 1972 as an international civil servant in the Sector for External Relations and Cooperation.
		From 1978 to 1984, he served as Permanent Delegate of the Gabonese Republic to UNESCO.
		His diplomatic and political experience led to his appointment, in 1984, as Director of the Cabinet of the President of Gabon, a position he held until 1990, when he was elevated to the post of Minister of Information.
	www.un.org /ga/president/59/office/president.html (448 words)

	TREATY/CONVENTION/78: [WIPO Convention] Ratification of the Convention by the Gabonese Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ratification of the Convention by the Gabonese Republic
		The Gabonese Republic has fulfilled the condition set forth in Article 14(2) of the Convention by concurrently ratifying the Stockholm Act (1967) of the Paris Convention in its entirety and acceding to the Paris Act (1971) of the Berne Convention, as provided for in Article 29bis of that Act.
		Pursuant to Article 15(2), the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization will enter into force, with respect to the Gabonese Republic, three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification, that is, on June 6, 1975.
	www.wipo.int /edocs/notdocs/en/convention/treaty_convention_78.html (117 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Security Council, in presidential statement, welcomes relaunch of ...
		The Council further welcomed the readiness expressed by the African Union to continue to contribute towards ongoing efforts to normalize the relations between the Central African Republic and Chad and to promote peace and stability in the Central African region.
		According to the presidential statement, the observation force will have three main tasks: ensuring the safety of the President of the Central African Republic; observing and ensuring security on the border between the two States; and participating in the restructuring of the Central African Republic armed forces.
		It welcomes the undertaking by both the Presidents of the Central African Republic and the Republic of Chad to relaunch the cooperation at various levels.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/3dc84656bbddadeb85256c59004c87f9 (551 words)

	The contemporary political history of the Gabonese Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The contemporary political history of the Gabonese Republic
		The contemporary political history of the Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
		The Gabon Party of Progress (PGP-oppositon) has called for a general strike on next November 10th at Port-Gentil in order to progest against the adjournment ofthe electino of a new local mayor (in French).
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/index-fb.html (237 words)

	The economic history of the Gabonese Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The economic history of the Gabonese Republic (Gabon)
		Objectives are to accelerate output and employment growth through a diversification of the economy and the establishment of a more liberal regulatory framework to stimulate the development of the non-oil private sector.
		The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is financing a number of projects in Gabon, including the building of a new high school in Franceville (south-east of the country).
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/index-fc.html (295 words)

	Address to the Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic to the Holy See (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I am pleased to welcome Your Excellency for the presentation of the Letters accrediting you as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Gabonese Republic to the Holy See.
		Mr Ambassador, to respond to her vocation to bear witness always and everywhere to Christ's Gospel, the Catholic Church intends to cooperate with everyone inolved in the organization of human society, especially those who are responsible for governing.
		I am therefore pleased with the agreement recently signed between your country and the Holy See to facilitate the religious mission of the Catholic Church and her service to all Gabonese without distinction, while respecting the independence and autonomy of both Church and State.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1999/june/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19990604_ambassador-gabon_en.html (626 words)

	Adam Carr's Electoral Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Constitution: The Constitution of the Gabonese Republic came into effect on 14 March 1991.
		In August 1960 it became an independent republic, although in practice France continued to exercise a strong influence, as it still does.
		Bongo established a one-party state in 1968 and ruled as a dictator, albeit a relatively moderate one, until 1991, when a new constitution establishing a multi-party system was approved.
	psephos.adam-carr.net /countries/g/gabon/statsgabon.shtml (362 words)

	Banque Gabonaise de Développement, Libreville - Gabon
		Inauguration of the new headquarters of the Gabonese Bank of Development at
		The loans for the Aid and Garantee Funds of the ministry in charge of the small and medium size companies (FAGA).
		All these activities confer to it a priviliged place in the Gabonese banking strucure.
	www.bgd-gabon.com /en/bgd_history.html (384 words)

	C-SS-1/INF.1
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	www.opcw.org /html/global/c_series/ss1csp/css1_inf1.html (1989 words)

	Gabon
		The land became a French territory in 1888, an autonomous republic within the French Union after World War II, and an independent republic on Aug. 17, 1960.
		Gabon - Gabon, officially Gabonese Republic, republic (1995 est.
		Gabon: Economy - Economy Since the 1970s the Gabonese economy has been centered on the oil industry, which has...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107556.html#A0107558 (664 words)

	Gabon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central (The second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean) Africa.
		Several (A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent) Bantu groups occupied the area that is now Gabon when (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France occupied it in 1885.
		In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of (additional info and facts about French Equatorial Africa) French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/gabon.htm (952 words)

	President Bongo of Gabon Meets President Bush in Oval Office 'Open Skies' Agreement Signed; Terrorism, Environment, ...
		Gabon, located at the Equator on the Atlantic Coast of Central Africa, is the third largest producer of oil in Africa.
		The purpose of President Bongo's visit is to consolidate the two countries' strong bilateral relationship and to explore additional areas of cooperation, including regional stability and environmental protection, most notably the Congo River Basin Initiative.
		At the State Department, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Gabonese Minister of State for Transportation and Civil Aviation Paulette Missambo signed an Open Skies air transport agreement.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-27-2004/0002182669&EDATE= (512 words)

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