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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. ... Brief History ;
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France occupied Gabon in 1885 but did not administer it until 1903. In 1910 Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa a federation that survived until 1959. The territories became independent in 1960 as the Central African Republic Chad Congo (Brazzaville) and Gabon.
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History of Gabon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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There is little written history of Gabon prior to European contact, but various Bantu peoples are known to have immigrated to the area beginning in the 1300s. Portuguese traders who arrived in the 1...
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Bantu peoples began to migrate to what is now Gabon from Cameroon and eastern Nigeria at least 2,000 years ago. The Portuguese sighted the coast as early as 1470 and gave Gabon its name because the shape of the Rio de Como estuary reminded them of a "gabao," a Portuguese hooded cloak.
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1470. The Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English begin trading along Gabon's coast. ... 1910. Gabon becomes part of French Equatorial Africa. ... 1958. Gabon granted internal autonomy by the French.
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Selected Internet Resources: Gabon : History . Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. ... Created and maintained by the;
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Gabon : History : Early History to Independence, Gabonese Political Geography. Includes related research links. ... The region that is now Gabon was inhabited in Paleolithic times. By the 16th cent. A.D. the OmiEnE were living along the coast,
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Gabon : History : The New Nation, Gabonese Political Geography. Includes related research links. ... On Aug. 17, 1960, Gabon became an independent republic. Leon Mba, a Fang, was the country's first president. In Feb., 1964, Mba was ousted by...
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Welcome to the Gabon history on OleOle. ... Home > FIFA > CAF > Gabon > Gabon National Team > History & Facts ... History of Gabon...
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