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1843-1910 . Libreville was established in 1843 as a French outpost for the resettlement of freed slaves. It became the capital of the colony of Gabon, which gradually was expanded along the coast and the banks of the Ogooue River. In 1880 Brazzaville was established, which became the capital of
the French colony of Moyen Congo (French Congo). From 1880 to 1905, Gabon and Moyen Congo had a common administration; in 1905 they were separated. In 1910 the French colonies of Gabon, Moyen Congo, Oubangi-Chari and Chad federated to form French Equatorial Africa (AEF). 1910-1960 . From 1910 to 1957, Gabon was part of AEF, the capital of which was Brazzaville (Moyen Congo). Gabon attracted some attention when missionary Albert Schweitzer managed his hospital in Lambarene (Gabon). In 1957, AEF was dissolved; in 1960, Gabon became independent. 1960 . Independence. Historical Atlas, Gabon Page |
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| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Current |
from BBC Country Profiles;
from World Desk Reference ;
from Nations Encyclopedia;
from Wikipedia;
from CIA World Factbook; countries Gabon |
| Historical |
Rapport sur la colonisation du Gabon et de l'Afrique centrale 1848, Gallica L. Henrique, Les colonies françaises : notices illustrees. Le Gabon-Congo 1889, Gallica |
| Links | General |
from Library of Congress, Portals to the World,
from BUBL,
from African Studies Center, UPenn,
from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford African Studies : Gabon, from Columbia Univ. Library |
| on History |
| Organizations |
| Historical Dictionary |
| Timelines |
Timeline, from BBC News;
from timelines.ws K. Manonga, Chronologie de l'histoire du Gabon depuis 1472 |
| Accounts of History | Current |
Article History of Gabon, from Wikipedia Category : History of Gabon, from Wikipedia |
| Historical |
| Specific Periods |
Theme : Le consensus politique au Gabon, de 1960 a nos
jours.
Article : Ubangi-Chari, from Wikipedia |
| Historiography |
| Politics |
Political Resources on the Net : Gabon;
Country Report : Gabon, from Polity IV;
For the Record : Gabon, from UN Human Rights System;
Country Profile : Gabon, from ISS;
Article Politics of Gabon, from Wikipedia Category : Politics of Gabon, from Wikipedia |
| Military |
Wars of Gabon 1800-1999, from ACED Orders, Decorations and Medals of Gabon, from ODM Gabon Military Profile 2006, from Index Mundi J. Morel, Calendrier des crimes de la France outre-mer, 2005 : 19 fevrier 1964: Repression du putsch militaire par les troupes françaises (Gabon) |
| Economy & Finances |
Article : Economy of Gabon, from Wikipedia Category : Economy of Gabon, from Wikipedia Global Currency History : Gabon |
| Social History |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Gabon (41), from Ethnologue Worldwide Refugee Information, Gabon, from U.S. Committee for Refugees Information by Country : Gabon, from U.S. Committee for Refugees Category : Ethnic Groups in Gabon, from Wikipedia Category : Languages of Gabon, from Wikipedia World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Gabon F. Grebert, Au Gabon, 1922, IA X. Cadet, Histoire des Fang, Peuple Gabonais , thesis Lille 2005 |
| Religion |
Category : Religion in Gabon, from Wikipedia Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Gabon, from Kirken i Norge Gabon, from Roman Catholic Hierarchy W. Ireland, Historical sketch of the Zulu mission, in South Africa, as also of the Gaboon mission in Western Africa 1865, IA |
| History of Regions | Modern |
Provinces of Gabon, from www.statoids.com Departements of Gabon, from www.statoids.com Article Provinces of Gabon, from Wikipedia J.M. Merklin, Countries and Territories of the 20th Century, 2009 : Republique du Gabon, 1968-07-08, 1978-07-08, 1988-07-08, 1998-07-08, 2008-07-08 |
| Colonial Era |
J.M. Merklin, Countries and Territories of the 20th Century, 2009 :
Territoire du Gabon, 1900-07-08,
Colonie du Gabon, 1908-07-08,
Territoire du Gabon, 1918-07-08,
1928-07-08,
Territoire d'Outre-Mer du Gabon, 1938-07-08,
1948-07-08,
1958-07-08 |
| Precolonial |
| Local History | History of Libreville, from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
Contemporary African Database, Institutions : Gabon Gabon, from Airline History Missions d'études au Gabon . Chemin de fer du Nord [signé : capitaine Périquet] et mission hydrographique 1913, Gallica |
| Cultural History |
Art and Life in Africa : Gabon V. Bobanga, Le Masque, une source documentaire pour l'histoire du Gabon, 2009 |
| Biographies |
Chinese Ambassadors to Gabon, from PRC MOFA African Women Bibliographic Database |
| Environmental History |
Afrotropic Ecoregion, from WWF |
| Others |
The Peace Corps in Gabon, from Peace Corps Online |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon);
from Rulers (B. Schemmel);
from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated);
Leaders of Gabon, from ZPC, including party leaders Heads of State of Gabon, from Wikipedia |
| Statistical Data | Responsible Institution |
Direction Generale de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (DGSEE), Gabon |
| Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : Gabon, from Population
Statistics at Univ. Utrecht World Life Expectancy : Gabon |
| Election Results |
from Psephos (since 1998);
from IFES Election Guide (since 1998) Gabon, from Elections and Electoral Systems, from African Elections Database, since 1961 Search IPU Parline for "Gabon" |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers | Official Gazettes |
Direction des Publications Officielles, Journal Officiel de la Republique Gabonaise 1970- Journal officiel du Gabon-Congo 1889 Jan.-May, Gallica |
| Online Newspapers | links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers |
| Yearbooks | International; Congo entries |
Statesman's Year-Book, Gabun-Congo
1890, p.503, IA,
1891, p.507, IA,
1892, p.515, IA,
1894, p.515, IA,
1895, p.515, IA,
1896, p.515, IA,
1898, p.514, IA,
1899, p.556, IA,
French Congo
1903, p.617, IA,
1913, p.828, IA,
1919, p.861, IA,
1921, pp.886-888, IA |
| Staatskalender |
| Image Databanks |
Systematic Collections General |
Archives nationales d'outre-mer, Base Ulysse, image base (France) |
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| Accidental Collections |
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Universal Collections Items on Gabon |
License Plates, from Francoplaque, from
License Plates of the World Airline Timetable Images : Gabon |
| Archival Deposits |
Archives nationales d'outre mer, France |
| Constitutions, Laws |
World Law Guide, Legislation Gabon WIPO, Code Civile du Gabon, Pt.1 1995 |
| Document Collections |
World History Archives : Gabon List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Gabon, from ILO, 35 docs. since 1960 Search IPU Parline for "Gabon" Asser Institute, Documents Gabon UK War Cabinet January 1940-July 1941, Libreville Documents, Hack the Record |
| Individual Documents |
1884 Report of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on German trade on Africa's west coast and on market conditions there; paragraph on Gaboon,
from
Deutsche Reichstagsakten, posted by Bayrische Staatsbibliothek; scan, in German, Fraktur font Peace Corps Journal of Bob Utne in Gabon 1963-1964, from Peace Corps Online Gabon 1979-1981, from Peace Corps Online |
| Historical Maps | responsible institutions |
Institut National de Cartographie, National Mapping Agencies in Africa |
| collections : Africa |
Historical Maps of Africa, University of Alabama |
| collections : Gabon |
click here Gabon Maps, PCL, UTexas Atlas of Gabon, Wikimedia Commons |
| Africa, Modern |
Africa 1905,
1912,
1938,
1959,
1967,
1993, J. de Salas Vara del Rey |
| Africa, Contemporary |
Historical Map of Africa 1885,
Nations Online Project Africa 1885, PCL, UTexas Map of Africa 1890, from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Am. edition, 1890, from Perry Castaneda Library, Utexas Map of Africa 1892, from Gardiner's Atlas of English History Africa 1909, World Maps Online Africa 1910, Emerson Kent Africa 1913, Zonu |
| Gabon, Modern |
U.S. Geological Survey : Gabon : Minerals African Linguistic Maps : Central and Eastern Africa, Muturzikin Gabon, Ethnic Groups, mappery |
| Gabon, contemporary |
TOPOGRAPHIC R. de Lannoy de Bissy, Carte de l'Afrique a l'echelle de 1:2 000 000 34. St. Libreville 1885, 34. St. Libreville 1891, Gallica Colonie Française de Gabon-Congo 1895, Gallica Africa 1:2.000.000, U.S. Army Map Service, sheet 22 French Congo (1958), PCL, UTexas THEMATIC Lt. Avelot, Ethnographie et migrations au Gabon et au Congo Français 1 : 4 000 000 1905, 5 maps, Gallica Gabon. Carte forestiere 1931, Gallica OTHER Costes d'Afrique depuis le Cap de Lopes Gonsalves au Royaume de Gabon jusqu'au Cap Ledo, Roy. d'Angole, c.1600, Gallica 1884, Gallica J. Hansen, Pays compris entre l'Ogooue et le Congo 1885, Gallica J. Hansen, Congo français ou France equatoriale 1886, Gallica M. Payeur-Didelot, Gabon. - Colonie française du Gabon-Congo, 1/3 700 000 1895, Gallica Map of Central Africa 1895 from Annales de Geographie IV, from Perry Castaneda Library, UTexas, has borders between Congo and Kamerun French Equatorial Africa 1922, 1932, Probert Encyclopedia J. Chavanne, Carte de l'Afrique equatoriale entre le Congo et l'Ogooue |
| Detail, Modern |
| Detail, Contemporary |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Article Gabun, from EB 1911, Classic Encyclopedia, Internet Archive Wayback Machine Article Gabun, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 4th ed. 1888-1890, in German, Retrobibliothek |
| Religious |
Article Gaboon, from Catholic Encyclopedia 1907-1912 |
| Economic |
W.H. Weed, The Copper Mines of the World 1907, Gabon p.137 |
| Geographical |
| Ethnological |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
| Travelogues |
Paul du Chaillu : Travels in Africa, 1868-1870, from Modern History
Sourcebook |
| Tourist Guides |
| Exhibition Catalogues |
Gabon, Congo à l'Exposition, 1889 1889, Gallica |
| Institutions | Archives |
| Musea |
Museums in Gabon, from International Council of African Museums |
| Monuments |
| Libraries |
National Libraries of Africa : Gabon Libraries in Gabon, from LibDex |
| National Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, from National Anthems Net |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Gabon, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money,
from World Currency Museum Gabon Coins, from African Coins and Tokens |
| Stamps |
Stamps Gabon 1889-1924, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920
by Evert Klaseboer |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliographies | general |
Search ISBN Database |
| on Gabon | survey of bibliographies |
| bibliographic database |
AfricaBib : Africana Periodical Literature,
African Women,
Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa African Borderlands Research Network : Bibliography Ethno-Net Africa Database : Gabon, Bibliography |
| general bibliographies |
Bruel, Bibliographie de l'Afrique Equatoriale Française, 1914, IA pp.198-254 in D.E. Gardinier, Historical Dictionary of Gabon, Metuchen NJ : Scarecrow 1981 [G] |
| annual bibliographies |
| specialist bibliographies |
Bibliographie de l'Archeologie de l'Afrique Centrale : Gabon |
| serial publications |
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general bibliographies Gabon entries |
J. Gay, Bibliographie des ouvrages relatifs a l'Afrique et a l'Arabie : catalogue methodique de tous les ouvrages français et des principaux en langues etrangeres traitant de la geographie, de l'histoire, du commerce, des lettres et des arts de l'Afrique et de l'Arabie 1875, in French, Gallica Roots Institute, Bibliography of Published Primary Sources in African History (English Language) Gabun-Bibliographie, from Afrika-Handbuch, at Univ. of Vienna |
| booksellers |
| Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust;
Gallica International Boundary Studies |
| on Gabon |
Aluka, African Online Digital Library (AODL),
African Digital Library (ADL) |
| General Accounts |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.15, pp.637-640 Article Central Africa : Gabon. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.15 |
| Specific Topics | see also under French Equatorial Africa |
| Historical Dictionary |
David E. Gardinier, Historical Dictionary of Gabon, Metuchen N.J. : Scarecrow 1981 [G] |
| Yearbook Entries | Britannica Book of the Year |
Article Gabon Republic, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960 p. 280 (on events of 1959) [G] Article : Gabon, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961 pp.289-290, 1962 p.283, 1963 p.397, 1964 pp.385-386, 1965 p.380, 1966 pp.336-337, 1967 pp.365-366, 1968 pp.367-368, 1969 pp.363-364, 1970 pp.369-370, 1971 p.350, 1972 p.324, 1973 pp.321-322, 1974 p.328, 1975 p.317, 1976 p.358, 1977 p.359, 1978 pp.403-404, 1979 p.396, 1980 p.396, 1981 p.397, 1982 pp.395-396, 1983 p.392, 1984 p.394, 1985 pp.465, 681, 1986 pp.460, 678, 1987 pp.428, 647, 1988 pp.389, 599, 1989 pp.389, 600, 1990 pp.406, 615, 1991 pp.385-386, 600, 1992 pp.357, 600, 1993 pp.361, 609, 1994 pp.359, 610, 1995 pp.408, 610, 1996 pp.406, 610, 1997 pp.420, 608, 2002 pp.427, 609 [G] |
| Statesman's Yearbook |
Article French Congo and Gabun, in : Statesman's Year Book 1895 p.515, 1898 p.514 [G] Article : Gabon, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.934-935, 1975-1976 pp.947-948, 1976-1977 pp.955-956, 1978-1979 pp.488-489, 1979-1980 pp.491-493, 1980-1981 pp.491-493, 1981-1982 pp.496-498, 1983-1984 pp.503-505, 1984-1985 pp.502-504, 1985-1986 pp.504-506, 1986-1987 pp.508-510, 1987-1988 pp.513-516, 1988-1989 pp.515-518, 1989-1990 pp.519-522, 1990-1991 pp.518-521, 1991-1992 pp.518-521, 1992-1993 pp.590-593, 1993-1994 pp.596-599, 1994-1995 pp.588-591, 1995-1996 pp.585-589, 1996-1997 pp.524-528, 1997-1998 pp.533-537, 1998-1999 pp.578-582, 2000 pp.668-672, 2001 pp.646-650, 2002 pp.672-676, 2003 pp.675-679, 2004 pp.676-680, 2005 pp.678-682, 2006 pp.672-676 [G] |
| (New) International Yearbook |
Article French Congo and Gaboon, in : International Year Book 1898 pp.335-336, 1899 pp.348-349, French Congo, p.368 [G] |
| Americana Annual |
Article : Gabon, in : Americana Annual 1961 pp.293-294, 1962 pp.293-294, 1963 pp.269-270, 1964 p.266, 1965 p.289, 1967 p.296,
1968 p.288, 1969 p.307, 1970 p.308, 1971 p.307, 1972 p.300, 1973 p.309 [G] Entry : Gabon, pp.482-485 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G] |
