Events in Gabon History
- 1903-12-29 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari (Central African Republic)
Brazza Lands in Libreville
1905-04-29 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza lands in Libreville, Gabon
- 1959-02-19 Gabon adopts its constitution
- 1960-08-17 Gabon gains independence from France (National Day)
- 1961-02-21 Gabon adopts constitution
- 1975-04-15 Gabon amends constitution
- 1993-04-28 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
- 2005-11-27 President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, in power since 1967 and the longest-serving head of state in the world, is re-elected to his third consecutive seven-year term
- 2013-03-21 At least 45 people drown and 60 are missing after a Nigerian boat sinks off the shore of Gabon
- 2019-01-07 Attempted coup in Gabon fails after rebel soldiers overtake national radio station in Libreville
- 2023-08-30 Gabon military leaders seize power in a coup, placing President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest in Libreville [1]
- 2023-09-04 Military head General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon's Head of State, a week after ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family had ruled for more than 50 years [1]
Famous People from Gabon
- 1862-10-13 Mary Kingsley, English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon, Africa, born in London (d. 1900)
- 1902-02-09 Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), born in Libreville, Gabon (d. 1967)
- 1935-12-30 Omar Bongo, 2nd President of Gabon (1967-2009), born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa [now Bongoville, Gabon] (d. 2009)
- 1944-12-25 Jairzinho, Brazilian soccer winger (81 caps; Botafogo FC 416 games) and manager (Gabon), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1959-02-09 Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009-), born in Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa
- 1982-12-17 Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player