Tuesday 15 March 2016

By Antony Lowrance


The region that is now Gabon was inhabited in Paleolithic times. By the 16th cent. A.D. the Omiéné were living along the coast and in the 18th cent. the Fang entered the region from the north. From the 16th to the 18th cent. the area was part of the decentralized Loango empire, which included most of the area between the Ogooué and Congo rivers.

The earliest humans in Gabon were believed to be the Babinga, or Pygmies, dating back to 7000 B.C., who were later followed by Bantu groups from southern and eastern Africa. Now there are many tribal groups in the country, the largest being the Fang peoples, who constitute 25% of the population.

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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