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Libreville - History | | Libreville - History: Encyclopedia II - Libreville - History | | The area was inhabited by the Mpongwé tribe long before the French acquired the land in 1839. The city was founded (as Gabon) in 1843 as a trading station. Freed slaves were sent there from the ship L'Elizia, and in 1848 it was named Libreville (French for Freetown). It was the chief port of French Equatorial Africa from 1934 to 1946.
Libreville was named in imitation of Freetown and grew only slowly as a trading post and a minor administrative centre to a population of 31,000 on independence in 1960. Since independence, the city has grown rapidly and now house ...
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Libreville - History
The area was inhabited by the Mpongwé tribe long before the French acquired the land in 1839. The city was founded (as Gabon) in 1843 as a trading station. Freed slaves were sent there from the ship L'Elizia, and in 1848 it was named Libreville (French for Freetown). It was the chief port of French Equatorial Africa from 1934 to 1946.
Libreville was named in imitation of Freetown and grew only slowly as a trading post and a minor administrative centre to a population of 31,000 on independence in 1960. Since independence, the city has grown rapidly and now houses nearly half the national population.
Other related archives1839, 1843, 1848, 1934, 1946, 1960, Air Gabon, Franceville, Freetown, French, French Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea, January 1, 2005, Mont-Bouët, Mpongwé, Owendo, Trans-Gabon Railway, capital city, cultural centre, industrial, market, nightlife, port, residential, timber, trading post, train station
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