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Country Info
The Republique Gabonaise gained independence from France in August 1960. On the eve of its independence, Gabon was the only former African colony that had sought to become a department or an administrative district of France, but the request was turned down by French President Charles de Gaulle.
Political and Security Environment
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Executive. The current head of state, Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba, succeeded his father, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, as president in 2009. The president is elected by universal suffrage for a...
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