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	Lists of office-holders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lists_of_incumbents (862 words)

	US Department Of State Post Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Last Updated: 2/12/2004 2:08 PM Gabon straddles the Equator on the west coast of Central Africa, bordered by Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Cameroon on the north, and by the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) on the east and south.
		Port-Gentil, with an estimated population of 100,000, is on the Delta of the Ogooue River.
		Gabon’s current President, El-Hadj Omar Bongo, who assumed office in 1967, is one of the world’s longest-serving heads of state.
	www.foia.state.gov /MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=167 (8798 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon is a republic dominated by a strong presidency.
		The State dominates much of the economy through telecommunications, timber export, and oil refinery parastatals; however, the production of wood, oil, and minerals is largely private, and the water, electric, railroad, and sugar parastatals have been privatized.
		In the July 1999 case of a group of off-duty police officers who reportedly killed 2 persons and wounded 11 in a vendetta attack in a Libreville discotheque, the police officers initially were cleared of wrongdoing by their superiors, then later subjected to minor disciplinary measures.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/af/index.cfm?docid=793 (6356 words)

	Roundup 2000
		The MINURCA originally replaced an inter-African force, which was founded on 31 January 1997 by the heads of State of Gabon, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali to monitor the implementation of the Bangui Agreements.
		States must realize that cooperation was indispensable if they were to succeed in countering terrorism, Hans Corell, the United Nations Legal Counsel, told the Security Council on 6 December, as he briefed it on international efforts to deal with terrorism.
		Heads of State or government of the United States, Argentina, China, France, Namibia, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Canada, Jamaica, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Mali addressed the Council, as did Malaysia's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
	www.un.org /documents/roundup.htm (14270 words)

	Ivory Coast Leader Defiant as Summit Convenes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Violence over the past week in Ivory Coast, a former French colony, has caused some 5,000 expatriates to flee, put the French army on the streets of the main city Abidjan and raised fears of a conflict that could engulf the wider region.
		Heads of state from Gabon, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Libya, Nigeria and Senegal are due to attend an emergency summit in Abuja later on Sunday.
		General Henri Poncet, head of the French troops in Ivory Coast, said the situation had improved considerably for now and he hoped stability would return.
	www.copla.org /IvoryCoast.htm (503 words)

	Central African Republic (12/05)
		In 1906, the Oubangui-Chari territory was united with the Chad colony; in 1910, it became one of the four territories of the Federation of French Equatorial Africa (A.E.F.), along with Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), and Gabon.
		The Department of State has recently approved the lifting of Section 508 aid restrictions triggered by the coup; U.S. assistance to the Central African Republic had been prohibited except in the areas of humanitarian aid and support for democratization.
		U.S. citizens who are long-term visitors or traveling in dangerous areas are encouraged to register their travel via the State Department’s travel registration web site at https://travelregistration.state.gov or at the Consular section of the U.S. embassy upon arrival in a country by filling out a short form and sending in a copy of their passports.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4007.htm (3764 words)

	International Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		WFP's representative in Angola Francesco Strippoli stated, "The food situation in Angola is extremely fragile, with large numbers of both internally displaced and resident populations at risk of starvation." Much of the country suffers from a serious humanitarian crisis.
		Gabon's President Omar Bongo, who hosted the one day summit, stated, "The waters of the Gulf of Guinea are our common sea", and they are "bursting with oil and fish resources.
		Angolan state television reported that there is a "growing presence of Savimbi supporters in Paris, which is a contravention of the sanctions imposed by the United Nations on UNITA." The Angolan government is reported to have evidence that UNITA's representative in France, Isaias Samakuva, holds a passport from Cote d'Ivoire.
	www.angola.org /news/mission/december99/international.html (1469 words)

	The LOIS E. WOODS MUSEUM- Gabon Reasearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During the initiation of male heads of households, the wooden figures may be carried like puppets in exuberant and frolicsome dances, while the skulls of the ancestors are displayed and the achievements of each are recited.
		In order to maintain the purity and potency of the ancestral spirits for the benefit of their living descendants, these figures are used to guard the bones of the deceased.
		The head of each lineage, dressed in an elaborate costume, danced holding the Guardian figures and container in his hands.
	www.nsu.edu /resources/woods/gabon.htm (765 words)

	S/1998/61
		An international committee, under the chairmanship of General Touré and composed of one representative of each of the four Heads of State concerned, was established to monitor the implementation of the Agreements, with logistical, technical and financial support provided by UNDP.
		On 8 February 1997, MISAB was deployed in Bangui, comprising a total of some 800 troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon and Mali; and later from Senegal and Togo, under the military command of Gabon and with the logistical and financial support of France.
		Its mandate (S/1997/561, annex, appendix I) was approved on 6 March 1997 by President Bongo, as senior representative of the Heads of State and Government delegated by the Ougadougou summit meeting of December 1996.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord1998/documentation/security/s-1998-61.htm (4641 words)

	UN Chronicle: Heads of state or government - addresses at the opening of the thirty-ninth General Assembly of the ...
		Gabon opposes the regime's new strategy, which is dividing the South African community into antagonistic classes.
		Gabon reaffirms the right of the Palestinian people to a peaceful existence and to remain permanently within secure and recognized boundaries like all other peoples in the Middle East.
		Gabon supports the holding of an international conference on military expenditures and the implications of the relationship between disarmanent and development, as well as the proposal by the President of the United States on establishing regular ministerial meetings between the USSR and United States on those issues.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_v21/ai_3372419/pg_11 (1357 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A meeting is expected between African Union (AU) chairman, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and the Rwandan and DR Congo heads of state.
		Three West African heads of state, Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, Mathieu Kerekou of Benin and Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali are already in Ouagadougou.
		In addition to the three heads of state, are the Prime Ministers of Niger and Togo.
	www.panapress.com /newslatf.asp?code=eng064097&dte=25/11/2004 (181 words)

	Oil and the Gulf of Guinea
		United States provided the basic infrastructure and capital that facilitated oil boom and rapid growth of GDP in the last six years.
		The treaty establishing the Commission was signed by the heads of State of Gabon, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzaville, and Sao Tome and Principe; and by the Interior Minister of Angola.
		Salih Booker, head of an Africa-oriented lobby group in Washington put the situation in perspective, predicting: "Those countries that have oil, regardless of their democratic credentials, will get first service over other African countries." Mr.
	www.nigeriafirst.org /printer_230.shtml (2447 words)

	Heads of State, Officials, Rebels Meet in Chad About Darfur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Four African heads of state and other officials are meeting in Chad to discuss the security situation in the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan.
		Chadian President Idriss Deby is hosting the two-day summit, at which the leaders of Sudan, Congo-Brazzaville, and Gabon, an official representing the Nigerian president, the chairman of the commission of the African Union, and representatives from Libya and Egypt are looking at ways to enforce a ceasefire in Darfur.
		For two years, government forces, a militia known as the janjaweed that is believed to be backed by the government, and two rebel groups have been battling one another and local residents of Darfur.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/ef/2005-02-16-voa60.html (311 words)

	NINE AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE SIGN THE YAMOUSSOUKRO DECLARATION FOR PEACE {8 December 1997}
		Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié, the heads of state of Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo, as well as UNESCO Director-General Federico Mayor took part in this ceremony.
		To prevent conflicts, the Declaration requires the creation of observatory networks, or of national and sub-regional early warning bodies, and proposes, in international relations, to seek recourse, in as far as possible, “in the moral force of dialogue and in the spirit of conciliation” rather than in political or economic sanctions.
		It invites heads of state and government to promote “the African vision of international relations which is inspired by the philosophy and actions of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.”
	www.unesco.org /bpi/eng/unescopress/97-238e.htm (435 words)

	UNHCR - Thirtieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Chairman, and to all your Excellencies, for this privilege to address the thirtieth ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government.
		The adoption by the OAU Heads of State and Government of that Convention in 1969 was a historic milestone in the efforts of the OAU Member States to address the problems of forced population displacements in Africa.
		The liberal asylum policies of African States are not solely the result of meeting the legal obligations under the 1969 Convention, but more importantly, are the extension of traditional hospitality.
	www.unhcr.ch /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.htm?tbl=ADMIN&id=3ae68fcb24&page=home (1034 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Overview of Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gabon's current President, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - has dominated Gabon's political scene for almost four decades.
		However, the low turnout and allegations of electoral fraud during the most recent local elections in 2002-03 have exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon.
		Presidential elections scheduled for 2005 are unlikely to bring change since the opposition remains weak, divided, and financially dependent on the current regime.
	globaledge.msu.edu /IBRD/CountryIntroPrint.asp?CountryID=93&RegionID=5 (143 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Thousands ready for AU extravaganza
		A few kilometres away, African heads of state opened the first assembly of the AU.
		These are the Assembly of Heads of State, the Executive Council which comprises foreign ministers, the Permanent Representatives Committee, and the statutes of the AU Commission.
		He will be followed by five heads of state — from Kenya, Gabon, Togo, Zambia, and Sehrawu Arab Democratic Republic — each representing a region of the continent.
	iafrica.com /news/sa/993600.htm (461 words)

	Heads of state, ministers and 2000 delegates from 40 countries scheduled to attend desert fiesta \| Festival of The ...
		Heads of state, ministers and 2000 delegates from 40 countries scheduled to attend desert fiesta
		Heads of state, ministers and 2000 delegates from 40 countries scheduled to attend desert fiesta
		'We are delighted that heads of states and ministers along with VIPs have confirmed their participation at the Dubai event,' said Dr. Mohammed bin Fahad, Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of Zayed Prize.
	www.ameinfo.com /57044.html (858 words)

	WWF C.A.R. Field Expedition - Congo Basin Forests Gain Protection
		Yaounde, Cameroon (March 17, 1999) --Five African heads of state will forge a bold plan to protect millions of acres of the world's second largest tropical forest today by signing the "Yaounde Declaration" at a groundbreaking Forest Summit hosted by WWF and the President of Cameroon.
		Hosted by Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, and chaired by WWF President Emeritus HRH Prince Philip, the Yaounde Forest Summit brings together Heads of State and representatives from the governments of Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea.
		"The World Bank welcomes the committment of the heads of state to focus on the problems of forests, and is encouraged that these issues are receiving such high level attention.
	www.worldwildlife.org /expeditions/car/pressoffice4.html (670 words)

	Gabon Human Rights
		Nevertheless, procedural safeguards were lacking, particularly in state security trials, where a judge may deliver an immediate verdict of guilty at the initial hearing if the Government presents sufficient evidence.
		In previous years, the Government used prosecutions for civil and criminal libel against journalists to restrict freedom of expression, especially criticism of the Government; however, there were no reports that the Government targeted individual journalists during the year.
		The Government officially allowed the existence of independent human rights groups, and the few that are active advocate mostly on behalf of women, children, persons with disabilities, and the homeless.
	www.nationbynation.com /Gabon/Human.html (6213 words)

	allAfrica.com: PanAfrica [analysis]: African Heads of State Gather in Maputo for AU summit
		African heads of state and government have a busy few days ahead of them, as they meet for the second summit of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique, from 10-12 July.
		This gender equality decision, now a policy of the AU, was taken by heads of state at the inaugural summit last year.
		It is thought that the Malian’s stature as a one-time head of state will enhance the profile of the AU and ensure straight talk among its leaders and collaboration with Africa's partners outside the continent.
	allafrica.com /stories/200307100010.html (1393 words)

	Gabon and the IMF -- Page 3 of 3
		This Letter of Intent of the government of Gabon describes the policies that Gabon intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
		We have been in a dialogue with your countries throughout these past years, and particularly last year, and you have told us in very clear words that this fight against poverty, this fight for reducing debt is a decisive obstacle to development.
		Notes: This report on Gabon was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country.
	www.imf.org /external/country/GAB?pn=3 (445 words)

	Heads of State, Capitals, and Countries in Africa
		Head of State: Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire
		Head of State: Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
		Head of State: Moaouia Ould Sidi Mohammed Taya
	africa.wisc.edu /outreach/units/hos.html (82 words)

	Making a Killing - The Center for Public Integrity
		Abacha is accused of stealing some $3 billion in state revenue during the five years he ruled Nigeria, money which that country's current government is now trying to extricate from Swiss banks.
		The cause of this gap between resource wealth and terrestrial poverty, familiar in many oil-producing states, is the topic of much study and debate.
		Though diners whispered that Secretary of State Colin Powell had warned Dos Santos that his last excuse for funneling money away from the civil sector was now gone, the warmth of the reception demonstrated that the diplomatic and corporate worlds were willing to embrace him in exchange for stability.
	www.publicintegrity.org /bow/report.aspx?aid=150 (6442 words)

	Chiefs of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States.
		Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE.
		NOTE: Although the head of the central bank is listed for each country, in most cases he or she is not a Cabinet member.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/chiefs (259 words)

	Angola: Peace Monitor, V, 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The committee declared that they were suspending Jonas Savimbi from his position as leader, stating that he has "proved incapable of meeting the commitments freely accepted in the Lusaka Protocol and has adopted a policy which is contrary to the interests of the party members and the people of Angola".
		The Security Council stated that "the primary cause of the crisis in Angola and the current impasse in the peace process is the failure by the leadership of UNITA to comply with its obligations".
		Kofi Annan, in his report to the Security Council on 7 September (S/1998/838), stated that there should be a full-scale review of MONUA by the end of November, and that if there had been no substantial progress by then, MONUA should be wound up by February.
	www.africaaction.org /docs98/ang9810.htm (2954 words)

	SudanTribune article : African heads of state to meet on Darfur in Chad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		African heads of state to meet on Darfur in Chad
		N’DJAMENA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Five African heads of state will meet in Chad on Wednesday to discuss the civil war in Sudan’s Darfur, while rebels and government officials from Sudan are also expected in the Chadian capital for talks.
		Officials at Chad’s presidency said on Tuesday the leaders of Sudan, Nigeria, Gabon and Congo Republic would take part in the mini-summit aimed at enforcing an oft-violated ceasefire in the western region of Darfur.
	www.sudantribune.com /article_impr.php3?id_article=8046 (386 words)

	ummah.com forum - Oil may be a mixed blessing for impoverished Chad
		Chad will join Africa's oil states today when a spigot linked to a 650-mile pipeline is ceremonially opened, ushering in what optimists say will be a new era of wealth and development for the impoverished desert nation.
		Several heads of state and 600 guests are due to attend the ceremony in Kome where President Idriss Deby will open the spigot.
		President Idriss Deby turned the taps on the pipeline at a colourful opening ceremony in Kome, in the south of the country, watched by the heads of state of Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guniea.
	www.ummah.net /forum/printthread.php?t=24309 (990 words)

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