Gabon
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Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, lying on the equator. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, while sharing a maritime border with São Tomé and Príncipe to the west in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.6 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and savanna in the east.
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Key people
Samuel L. Jacksonb. 1948American actor (born 1948)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Omar Bongo1935 – 2009Gabonese politician (1935–2009)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ali Bongo Ondimbab. 1959President of Gabon (2009–2023)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangb. 1989Gabonese-French footballer (born 1989)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ludacrisb. 1977American rapper and actor (born 1977)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
François Bozizéb. 19466th President of the Central African RepublicSource: Wikidata (country of birthplace)
Everything that happened
- 1940Battle of GabonGabonThe Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General Charles de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France.Source: Wikidata (country)