The Republic of Gabon is a country in western Africa whose independence day is similar to Indonesia. Gabon has considerable mineral wealth while its population is relatively small. Because of its earth content, Gabon is known as one of the richest countries in Africa. Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon in the north as well as the Republic of Congo in the west and south. The area is almost equal to twice the size of Central Kalimantan Province.
Gabon is a country located on the West Coast, Africa. They freed the same date in a different year, 1960.
Gabon is located on the Atlantic coast located in Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is an equatorial climate with an extensive rainforest system covering 85% of the region. There are three distinct regions: coastal plains (ranging from 20-300 km from coastline), mountains (Crystal Mountains to northeast of Libreville, Chaillu Highlands in the middle peak at Mont Iboundji reaching 1575 m), and savanna in the east . The coastal plains form most of the equatorial rainforest ecology of the World Wildlife Fund and there are Central African mangrove forests, especially in the Muni river estuary near the Equatorial Guinea border.
The largest river in Gabon is Ogooué which reaches 1200 km long. Gabon has 3 karst areas in which there are thousands of caves in dolomite and limestone rocks. Some of the caves include Grotte du Lastoursville, Grotte du Lebamba, Grotte du Bongolo, and Grotte du Kessipougou. There are many caves to explore. An expedition by National Geographic visited the caves in the summer of 2008 to document it (Expedition Website).
Gabon is also known for its efforts to preserve its natural environment. In 2002, President Omar Bongo Ondimba placed Gabon on the map in earnest as an important ecotourism destination in the future by appointing more than 11% of his national territory as part of the national park system (all 13 parks), one of the largest proportions of natural parks in this world. Gabon has natural resources such as petroleum, magnesium, iron, uranium, and forests.
The history of Gabon began in 1472. At that time, the Portuguese explorer, Diego Cam ventured to the end of the Como River.
The base of the river, finally named Gabon River or Rio de Gabao in Portuguese.
In 1593, other Europeans, the Dutch managed to arrive in Gabon. Dutch arrival in the region followed by France.
At that time, France was led by an explorer named Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. He came and explored Gabon in 1875.
The explorations made Brazza, establishing a new town called Franceville. The area occupied by the Tribe Bantu eventually made the French colonial center in Gabon.
Officially French occupation in Gabon began in 1885, according to History World.
About 25 years later, precisely in 1910, the French Equatorial African Guild (Afrique équatoriale française) incorporated Gabon into one of its domains.
However, the French-formed puppet state did not last long. In 1959 the federation broke up.
The country was destroyed after the French Liberation Army entered and conducted a military operation to overthrow the country. The troops are a rebel group that supports the independence of the colonized countries of France.
As a result of these events, France on July 15th 1960, approved the independence of Gabon.
Finally, exactly on August 17th 1960, Gabon officially became a fully independent state. The pair Leon M'ba and Omar Bongo Ondimba became the first President and Vice President Gabon in history.
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