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	President article - President title Latin chairman executive head state republic legislature - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		President for Life is a title assumed by some dictators to ensure that their authority or legitimacy is never questioned.
		Rather, he or she is called a president in an older sense of the word to denote the fact that he or she heads the cabinet.
		In these countries, the sash is a symbol of the presidency's continuity, and presenting the sash to the new president is a key part of the inauguration ceremony.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Presidents (1857 words)

	Gabon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		Gabon is located on the (The 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east) Atlantic coast of central Africa.
		Gabon is more prosperous than most nearby countries, with a (The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation) per capita income of four times the average for (The region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert) Sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ga/Gabon.htm (1072 words)

	Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
		President El Hadj Omar Bongo was re-elected in December 1998, obtaining 66% of the votes cast.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts to preserve the natural environment with what may be the largest area of in the world.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Gabon (605 words)

	President of Gabon\|President Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		president in an older sense of the word to denote the fact that he or she heads the ''cabinet''.
		List of Presidents* of the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
		In FranceFrench legal terminology, the president of a court consisting of multiple judges is the foremost judge; he chairs the meeting of the court and directs the debates (and this thus addressed as "Mr President", ''Monsieur le Président'', or appropriate feminine forms).
	www.echostatic.com /President_of_Gabon\|President.html (2071 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		Gabon's first European visitors were Portuguese traders who arrived in the 15th century and named the country after the Portuguese word gabao, a coat with sleeve and hood resembling the shape of the Como River estuary.
		The president appoints the provincial governors, the prefects, and the subprefects.
		Gabon's economic performance was relatively unaffected by the devaluation, in large part because most of its revenue comes from the export of primary resources at international prices denominated in dollars.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/gabon9604.html (2559 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gabon's third-largest city is built on an island in the middle of the Ogooué River.
		In 1960, Leo M'Ba was elected as the first president of the new republic of Gabon and survived a mid-60s coup to remain in office until his death from natural causes in 1967.
		Gabon is principally known for its tropical rainforests but also has coastal woodland areas and open savannah grasslands where the coastal plains meet the forests.
	www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com /africa/gabon (4425 words)

	List of Presidents of Gabon\|Gabon Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first president of Gabon, elected in 1961, was Léon M’ba, with El Hadj Omar BongoOmar Bongo as his vice president.
		Gabon is located on the Atlantic OceanAtlantic coast of central Africa.
		During the 1990s, devaluation of the CFA franc left Gabon struggling to pay its overseas Third World debtdebt; France and the IMF have provided further loans and aid in exchange for the implementation of changes to the economy.
	www.echostatic.com /List_of_Presidents_of_Gabon\|Gabon.html (475 words)

	Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France on August 17, 1960,Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s thatallowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		President El Hadj Omar Bongo was re-elected in December1998, with 66% of the votes cast.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts to preservethe natural environment with what may be the largest area of nature parks in the world.
	www.therfcc.org /gabon-13679.html (267 words)

	GABON FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France on August_17, 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		The first president of Gabon, elected in 1961, was LÃ©on_M’ba, with Omar Bongo as his vice president.
		President El_Hadj_Omar_Bongo was re-elected in December 1998, obtaining 66% of the votes cast.
	www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Gabon (664 words)

	Background Notes: Gabon 1/97
		Gabon's first European visitors were Portuguese traders who arrived in the 15th century and named the country after the Portuguese word gabao--a coat with sleeve and hood resembling the shape of the Como River estuary.
		Bongo was elected president in February 1975, and reelected in December 1979 and November 1986 to seven-year terms.
		Gabon's economic performance was relatively unaffected by the devaluation, largely because most of its revenue comes from the export of primary resources at international prices denominated in dollars.
	www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/14.htm (2610 words)

	Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the main opposition parties claimed the elections had been manipulated, there was none of the civil disturbance that followed the 1993 election.
		The president retains strong powers, such as authority to dissolve the National Assembly, declare a state of siege, delay legislation, conduct referenda, and appoint and dismiss the prime minister and cabinet members.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts to preserve the natural environment with what may be the largest area of nature parks in the world.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ga/Gabon.htm (282 words)

	Phrasebase™ - Gabon Facts and Information, Gabon Statistics, Gabon Facts, Gabon Information, Countries of the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gabon Background: Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France in 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		Gabon Terrain: narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south
		In 1992, the fiscal deficit widened to 2.4% of GDP, and Gabon failed to settle arrears on its bilateral debt, leading to a cancellation of rescheduling agreements with official and private creditors.
	www.phrasebase.com /countries/Gabon.html (1177 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Omar Bongo
		Bongo was elected as vice president in March 1967, alongside the incumbent president, Léon M'ba, and became president himself upon the death of M'ba on November 28, 1967.
		In 2003, the constitution was changed to eliminate any restrictions on the number of terms a president can serve; Bongo's critics have accused him of intending to rule for life.
		Bongo's wife is the daughter of Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Omar_Bongo (373 words)

	globalEDGE (TM) \| country insights - Overview of Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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.
		President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s.
		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/countryintro.asp?CountryID=93 (222 words)

	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS JEAN PING OF GABON AS PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-NINTH SESSION, DECIDES ON OFFICERS FOR MAIN COMMITTEES
		The General Assembly this morning elected Jean Ping, Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and la Francophonie of Gabon, as the President of its fifty-ninth session. The new President will assume his role upon the opening of the new session in September.
		Ping noted that the election marked the tenth African presidency of the Assembly. He said it crowned his country’s participation for some 50 years in the noble mission of the United Nations to build a more caring world in which future generations would be freed from the ravages of war and underdevelopment.
		The achievement of that mission, however, depended on the participation and cooperation of all Members in a spirit of mutual understanding, dialogue and tolerance, he said. He proposed to pursue broadened consultations to continue the necessary effort to revitalize the Organization, reiterating his support for the Secretary-General’s determination in pursuing reform.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2004/ga10243.doc.htm (1088 words)

	Greece - Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Travelling-guide.com
		Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France in 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on off-budget items, over-borrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatisation and administrative reform.
		Travel tips: Gabon's roads are not in the best of conditions and once you get off the main roads and railways, getting around is a hard slog.
	www.travelling-guide.com /gabon.html (483 words)

	REFERENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Beye had held consultations in the region with the Presidents of Gabon, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as with the Vice-President of South Africa, in follow-up to the summit meeting of Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
		A comprehensive implementation timetable, encompassing all pending military, police and political tasks to be completed by both parties, was subsequently prepared by UNAVEM III in consultation with the Government, UNITA and the three observer states (Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States of America) and adopted by the Joint Commission on 31 October 1996.
		On 28 October 1996, UNITA submitted the list of officials it wishes to nominate to the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation, as well as an updated list of deputies to fill the seventy seats won by UNITA in the legislative elections in 1992.
	www.angola.org /referenc/reports/unrep1119.html (2428 words)

	List of Presidents of the Gambia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.freeglossary.com /List_of_Presidents_of_the_Gambia (106 words)

	Ivory Coast sanctions get approval - PittsburghLIVE.com
		As a French-led evacuation of Ivory Coast builds to one of Africa's largest, French President Jacques Chirac denounced Gbagbo's "questionable regime" -- and said France would not tolerate much more.
		Presidents from Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo and Gabon, meeting in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, yesterday backed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an arms embargo, a travel ban and asset freezes against anyone blocking peace in Ivory Coast.
		The arms embargo "should be immediate," Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo -- the current African Union chairman -- told journalists after the meeting at the presidential wing of Abuja's airport.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/terrorism/s_272909.html (671 words)

	Gabon - Country Background and Profile at ed-u.com - The Colossal Education Mega-Site - Click here...
		Gabon - Country Background and Profile at ed-u.com - The Colossal Education Mega-Site - Click here...
		Background: Ruled by autocratic presidents since independence from France in 1960, Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		Economy - overview: Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.ed-u.com /gb.html (1853 words)

	Gabon
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		Met with President Bongo and Foreign Minister Ping.
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