Gabon, West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also bounded by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Congo. Its area is slightly less than Colorado's. Most of the country are covered by a dense tropical forest.
In the 1470s, Portuguese navigators found the Ogooué estuary, and shortly thereafter they began to trade with coastal merchants for slaves who had been acquired in the interior. The Portuguese were followed by Dutch, English, and French traders, and by the late 18th cent. the French had gained a dominant position. Despite the abolition of the slave trade (1815) by the Congress of Vienna, slaves continued to be exported from the Gabon coast until the 1880s, although French naval patrols succeeded in reducing the number exported annually.
From 1910 to 1957, Gabon was a part of French Equatorial Africa. The Fang and some other African peoples resisted the imposition of French rule until 1911. In 1913, Albert Schweitzer established a hospital at Lambaréné on the Ogooué. During World War II, Free French forces gained control (1940) of Gabon from the Vichy government. In 1946, Gabon became an overseas territory of France, and in 1958, the country became internally self-governing within the French Community.
In 1958, the country became a French community and self-governing. At this time, the flag of Gabon was a horizontal tricolor of four green, one yellow, and 4 blue stripes. The flag also had a French tricolor in the canton. In 1960, the country became a newly independent Republic of Gabon and elected a president.
The banner of Gabon was authoritatively received by Gabon in August 1960. Their military airship has a roundel. Green is the inside circle and is encompassed by the yellow and the blue in just equal groups. Blue is the peripheral shading.
The banner of Gabon has three similarly measured even groups of green on the top band, yellow in the center band and blue as the lower band. The green shading speaks of the green woodland. With the equator crossing the nation, their woods is exceptionally lavish and green. The blue shading speaks of the ocean. Yellow is said to speak of the nation's other normal assets and the Equator line which go through the nation. The Flag Company Inc had practical experience in banner plans offered an extraordinary release of decals and banners to remember the historical backdrop of Gabon Flag for future generations.
In the 1470s, Portuguese navigators found the Ogooué estuary, and shortly thereafter they began to trade with coastal merchants for slaves who had been acquired in the interior. The Portuguese were followed by Dutch, English, and French traders, and by the late 18th cent. the French had gained a dominant position. Despite the abolition of the slave trade (1815) by the Congress of Vienna, slaves continued to be exported from the Gabon coast until the 1880s, although French naval patrols succeeded in reducing the number exported annually.
From 1910 to 1957, Gabon was a part of French Equatorial Africa. The Fang and some other African peoples resisted the imposition of French rule until 1911. In 1913, Albert Schweitzer established a hospital at Lambaréné on the Ogooué. During World War II, Free French forces gained control (1940) of Gabon from the Vichy government. In 1946, Gabon became an overseas territory of France, and in 1958, the country became internally self-governing within the French Community.
In 1958, the country became a French community and self-governing. At this time, the flag of Gabon was a horizontal tricolor of four green, one yellow, and 4 blue stripes. The flag also had a French tricolor in the canton. In 1960, the country became a newly independent Republic of Gabon and elected a president.
The banner of Gabon was authoritatively received by Gabon in August 1960. Their military airship has a roundel. Green is the inside circle and is encompassed by the yellow and the blue in just equal groups. Blue is the peripheral shading.
The banner of Gabon has three similarly measured even groups of green on the top band, yellow in the center band and blue as the lower band. The green shading speaks of the green woodland. With the equator crossing the nation, their woods is exceptionally lavish and green. The blue shading speaks of the ocean. Yellow is said to speak of the nation's other normal assets and the Equator line which go through the nation. The Flag Company Inc had practical experience in banner plans offered an extraordinary release of decals and banners to remember the historical backdrop of Gabon Flag for future generations.
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