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	Background Info \| Gabon Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		There are only two things that appear certain about Gabon: the first is that its precolonial history is shrouded in uncertainty; and the second is that whatever its history, it has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.
		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.
		Notwithstanding the drastic change in Gabon's fortune, Bongo retained presidential office through a strategy of tough social measures, defensive boundaries, national insularity, tough-mindedness, lucrative ministerial posts for the politically faithful, and a phalanx of Moroccan bodyguards, European mercenaries and French political and military advisors.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/gabon/essential?a=culture (875 words)

	Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gabon introduced a multiparty system and a new democratic constitution in the early 1990s that allowed for a more transparent electoral process and for reforms of governmental institutions.
		In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
		Gabon is also noted for efforts to preserve the natural environment with what may be the largest area of nature parks in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gabon (978 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.
		Schooling is officially compulsory in Gabon for all children between the ages of 6 and 16, though not all children in that age group actually attend schools.
		Gabon is one of the few countries in Africa to maintain a positive balance of trade.
	www.inadev.org /profile_-_gabon.htm (1839 words)

	Politics of Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Gabon takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Gabon is both head of state and head of government, though there is also a Prime Minister of Gabon.
		In March 1968, Bongo declared Gabon a one-party state by dissolving the BDG and establishing a new party--the Parti Democratique Gabonais.
		Economic discontent and a desire for political liberalization provoked violent demonstrations and strikes by students and workers in early 1990.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Gabon (1681 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon is located on the edge of the Congo Basin, the richest tropical forest complex in Africa in terms of fauna and flora.
		Gabon is a haven of prosperity and stability in equatorial Africa.
		Gabon's economy, built on oil, timber, manganese and other natural resources, is highly dependent on global price movements of commodities and on the external environment in general.
	us-africa.tripod.com /gabon.html (690 words)

	Globe Storm: Gabonese Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Africa's longest-serving head of state, Omar Bongo of Gabon, is sworn in for a further seven-year term.
		Opposition activists in Gabon clash with police after President Bongo is re-elected in a contentious poll.
		Gabon is located in Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea.
	www.globestorm.com /html/g/gabon (244 words)

	BDP-Gabon Nouveau: Pensée et action politique
		Thus, fear of political retribution from the current regime has paradoxically re-surfaced in the country at a time when we thought this sort of regime was no longer possible in Gabon.
		Any activism in the current conditions of political threats and retributions could only lead to their losing their meager jobs or their being banned from any sort of public office as long as they would be against Bongo's regime.
		Gabon is still under a firm autocratic rule that makes it impossible for people who want true freedom to survive therein, unless they sell their soul to Bongo.
	www.globalwebco.net /bdp/carter.htm (1914 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Po' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Political divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Political history and modern state of the inhabitants of the Alps
		Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /p/po (133 words)

	Gabon (01/06)
		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 Komo River estuary.
		Under the 1961 constitution (revised in 1975, rewritten in 1991, and revised in 2003), Gabon is a republic with a presidential form of government.
		Gabon public expenditures from the years of significant oil revenues were not spent efficiently.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2826.htm (3297 words)

	Politics of Gabon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A transitional was drafted in May as an outgrowth a national political conference in March-April and revised by a constitutional committee.
		In March 1968 Bongo declared Gabon a state by dissolving the BDG and establishing new party--the Parti Democratique Gabonais.
		The April conference approved sweeping political reforms creation of a national senate decentralization of budgetary process freedom of assembly and press cancellation of the exit visa requirement.
	www.freeglossary.com /Gabon/Government (1303 words)

	Gabon
		Gabon is a republic dominated by a strong presidency.
		Approximately nine privately owned weekly or monthly publications in newspaper format, which represented independent views and those of various political parties, appeared during the year; however, most appeared irregularly due to financial constraints and, in two cases, to government suspension of their publication licenses.
		The RNB-RPG's political base was in the northern province of Woleu-Ntem inhabited chiefly by members of the Fang ethnic group, and in Libreville neighborhoods with many Fang residents, although the party attracted some support from other regions and ethnic groups.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18204.htm (6224 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gabon sits on the Equator in western Africa bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo.
		In 1910 Gabon became one of the four territories of the Federation of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) along with Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), and the Central African Republic.
		Gabon enjoyed political stability throughout the 1970's, due largely to the rapid oil-driven economic growth that has given Gabon one of the largest per capita incomes in sub-Saharan Africa.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019672583372 (1280 words)

	Politics of Gabon - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Under the 1961 constitution (revised in 1975 and rewritten in 1991), Gabon became a republic with a presidential form of government.
		A transitional constitution was drafted in May as an outgrowth of a national political conference in March-April and later revised by a constitutional committee.
		Economic discontent and a desire for political liberalization provoked violent demonstrations and strikes by students and workers in early 1990.
	www.music.us /education/P/Politics-of-Gabon.htm (1804 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Gabon
		This is partly down to its relative prosperity due to oil and to the presence of French troops, which in 1964 reinstated President Leon Mba after he had been overthrown in a coup.
		Gabon's dependence on oil has made its economy - and political stability - hostage to fluctuations in oil prices.
		Gabon's national state broadcaster operates two TV stations, a French-language radio network and a network of provincial stations.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023203.stm (619 words)

	BDP-Gabon Nouveau: Pensée et action politique
		Gabon is now living under one of the most debilitating forms of dictatorships one could ever imagine.
		Thus, fear of political retribution from the current regime has paradoxically re-surfaced in Gabon at a time when we thought this sort of regime was no longer possible in Gabon.
		As a result of Bongo's illegal proclamation of himself as the winner of the December 1998 presidential elections, we respectfully call for America's refusal to recognize the legitimacy of the Bongo regime.
	www.globalwebco.net /bdp/albright.htm (1827 words)

	[21 Mar 1997] HR/CN/770 : MINISTERS FROM CROATIA AND GABON OUTLINE HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR COUNTRIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Chambrier said the return to multi-party politics in Gabon, the progressive introduction of institutions guaranteeing human rights, and the development of the democratic process in Gabon were significant advances, he went on.
		The return to multi-party politics in Gabon, the progressive introduction of institutions guaranteeing human rights, and the development of the democratic process in Gabon were significant advances, he went on.
		The irreversibility of this punishment, the horror of the act and the fact that mistakes could be made, were some of the reasons for which his country had strongly supported the abolition of the death sentence.
	www.un.org /news/press/docs/1997/19970321.hrcn770.html (3797 words)

	GABON: Background brief on presidential elections 1998.12.4
		The elections, the second since a 1990 national conference established multi-party politics in Gabon, are being held in a climate of mutual suspicion and hostility.
		After a 10-month political crisis punctuated by violent incidents, an agreement was signed in Paris in September 1994 between the government and the opposition, paving the way for a referendum on the reform of the electoral code and the establishment of the Senate.
		In 1993, he returned to Gabon after three years in exile, but was excluded from participating in the poll.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Newsletters/irinw_1241998.html (843 words)

	Untitled Document
		Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Africa's longest serving president, Gabonese leader Omar Bongo Ondimba, was sworn-in Thursday to serve a new seven- year term during a glittering ceremony attended by fellow African leaders and the masses in Libreville, the country's capital.
		Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabonese President Omar Bongo Ondimba is to address the UN 60th General Assembly session 14 September in New York, official sources said in Libreville Friday.
		Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The death of Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé, who was leader of the opposition Gabonese Progressive Party (PGP), clearly undermines chances of opposition parties to effectively press for a political transition in Gabon next December, party officials lamented here Monday.
	www.panapress.com /dossiergabon.asp?pays=eng020 (1740 words)

	Gabon News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was on a four-country tour to Ghana, South Africa, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe to invite naval staff of these countries to a...
		It is found on the Gulf Guinea, west of Gabon in West Africa and is 1,001 sq km wide with a small population.
		Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Malawi, Chad, Niger, Kenya and Sudan.
	www.einnews.com /gabon (988 words)

	Salon Travel \| Tripping on iboga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Gabon, a disenchanted journalist embarks on a hallucinogenic tribal rite.
		Because of its oil deposits, Gabon is richer and more secure than other countries in the region.
		It was in the jungles of Gabon that the deadly ebola virus first appeared.
	www.salon.com /travel/feature/1999/11/03/iboga (997 words)

	Gabon Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
		Gabon depended on timber and manganese until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s.
		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.
		In 1997, an IMF mission to Gabon criticized the government for overspending on off-budget items, overborrowing from the central bank, and slipping on its schedule for privatization and administrative reform.
	www.photius.com /wfb/wfb1999/gabon/gabon_economy.html (406 words)

	Gabon : Government, Politics, and Law: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
		For Library of Congress contact information and research and bibliographic materials on The Gabonese Republic, consult the Gabon Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division.
		Election results, political parties, and politicians along with an electoral calendar.
		Images of the flag with links to information on politics, land boundaries, military status etc...
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/amed/gabon/resources/gabon-government.html (347 words)

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		The political situation is relatively stable, street violence and serious crimes are low but travellers are advised to be cautious and take the same precautions as they would at home.
		IDD dialing facilities are available in Gabon; the country code is 241 and no area codes are necessary.
		The amount of cash gratuity depends on the quality of service and the tipping preference of the traveller, but by and large 10 to 15% of the bill is the standard amount to be tipped unless, of course, a service charge has been levied.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/Africa/Gabon?SubLink=DExplorer/Africa/Gabon/viNeed_Inc.htm (557 words)

	Amazon.com: Culture, Ecology, and Politics in Gabon's Rainforest (African Studies (Lewiston, N.Y.), V. 65.): Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gabon is one of Africa's stablest regimes, its rainforests and rivers are virtually pristine, and it retains nearly 85% of its closed-canopy forest, with some of the most intensively studied floral and faunal systems in the world.
		However, Gabon faces a number of crucial issues and national choices in balancing responsible conservation of natural resources with human requirements for food, fuel, timber, and land, with consequent impacts on biodiversity, public health, and the channeling of economic resources to global markets.
		The contributors to this volume link issues of rainforest management, ethnic and national identity, political stability, demographic decline, and postcolonial relations with France and the larger world to show how Gabon embodies in microcosm the forces that have shaped the African continent since independence while also challenging conventional wisdom about African development.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0773468668?v=glance (616 words)

	afrol News - Gabon police clash with protesters
		The commission said turnout was 63.29 percent, or 351,000 of Gabon's 555,000 voters, in President Bongo's third re-election since the adoption of multi-party politics in 1990.
		But a Western diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity estimated the turnout was just 30 to 35 percent of the country's 1.5 million people.
		They do not reveal the true strength of other candidates in the political scene," Hubert Mba of the University of Libreville told the UN media 'IRIN'.
	www.afrol.com /articles/17514 (670 words)

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