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, Libreville - History, Libreville - Features

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The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic and South Atlantic by equatorial counter currents at about 8° north latitude. Bounded by the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east, the Atlantic is linked to the Pacific Ocean by the Arctic Ocean on the north and th ...

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• Atlantic Ocean - Climate
• Atlantic Ocean - History and economy
• Atlantic Ocean - Terrain
• Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards
• Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues
• Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography
• Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours
• Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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Central African Republic This article is part of the series: Politics of the Central African Republic President Prime Minister National Assembly Political parties Elections: 2005 edit Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in the Central African Republic on March 13, 2005 (first round) and May 8, 2005 (second round), marking the end of the transitional process that ...

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• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Date of the election
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Candidates
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Events and controversy
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - First round aftermath
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Second round
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Official results
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Presidential Election
• Central African Republic elections 2005 - Legislative Election

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Benin Golf Air operates services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abidjan, Accra, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Douala, Kinshasa, Libreville, Lomé, Malabo and Pointe-Noire. ...

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On October 22, 2005, Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737 aircraft with 117 people on board, crashed shortly after taking off from Lagos en route to the Nigerian capital Abuja. [1][2] Early reports from Oyo state government officials claimed that at least half of those on board survived the crash, but later retracted that statement saying that that “the latest reports coming to us say that all the people on the plane died.” Confusion at the crash site was given as a cause for the ...

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Bellview Airlines Nigeria, Bellview Airlines Nigeria - Code Data, Bellview Airlines Nigeria - Services, Bellview Airlines Nigeria - Incidents and Accidents, Bellview Airlines Nigeria - Fleet

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List of television stations in Africa - Algiers. ENTV ...

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List of television stations in Africa, List of television stations in Africa - Algeria, List of television stations in Africa - Algiers, List of television stations in Africa - Angola, List of television stations in Africa - Luanda, List of television stations in Africa - Benin, List of television stations in Africa - Cotonou, List of television stations in Africa - Botswana, List of television stations in Africa - Gaborone, List of television stations in Africa - Burkina Faso, List of television stations in Africa - Ouagadougou, List of television stations in Africa - Burundi, List of television stations in Africa - Bujumbura, List of television stations in Africa - Cameroon, List of television stations in Africa - Yaounde, List of television stations in Africa - Central African Republic, List of television stations in Africa - Bangui, List of television stations in Africa - Congo Kinshasa, List of television stations in Africa - Bandundu, List of television stations in Africa - Kinshasa, List of television stations in Africa - Côte d'Ivoire, List of television stations in Africa - Abidjan, List of television stations in Africa - Djibouti, List of television stations in Africa - Ethiopia, List of television stations in Africa - Addis Ababa, List of television stations in Africa - Gabon, List of television stations in Africa - Libreville, List of television stations in Africa - Gambia, List of television stations in Africa - Ghana, List of television stations in Africa - Accra, List of television stations in Africa - Guinea, List of television stations in Africa - Conkary, List of television stations in Africa - Kenya, List of television stations in Africa - Eldoret, List of television stations in Africa - Kisimu, List of television stations in Africa - Mombassa, List of television stations in Africa - Nairobi, List of television stations in Africa - Nakuru, List of television stations in Africa - Nyeri, List of television stations in Africa - Lesotho, List of television stations in Africa - Maseru, List of television stations in Africa - Malawi, List of television stations in Africa - Blantyre, List of television stations in Africa - Mali, List of television stations in Africa - Bamako, List of television stations in Africa - Mauritius, List of television stations in Africa - Port Louis, List of television stations in Africa - Morocco, List of television stations in Africa - Rabat, List of television stations in Africa - Mozambique, List of television stations in Africa - Beira, List of television stations in Africa - Maputo, List of television stations in Africa - Namibia, List of television stations in Africa - Windhoek, List of television stations in Africa - Niger, List of television stations in Africa - Niamey, List of television stations in Africa - Nigeria, List of television stations in Africa - Plateau, List of television stations in Africa - Lagos, List of television stations in Africa - Senegal, List of television stations in Africa - Dakar, List of television stations in Africa - Seychelles, List of television stations in Africa - Hermitage, List of television stations in Africa - South Africa, List of television stations in Africa - Randburg, List of television stations in Africa - Somerset West, List of television stations in Africa - Swaziland, List of television stations in Africa - Tanzania, List of television stations in Africa - Dar Es Salaam, List of television stations in Africa - Togo, List of television stations in Africa - Lome, List of television stations in Africa - Uganda, List of television stations in Africa - Kampala, List of television stations in Africa - Zambia, List of television stations in Africa - Lusaka, List of television stations in Africa - Livingstone, List of television stations in Africa - Zimbabwe, List of television stations in Africa - Harare

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██ ECCAS-only members ██ CEMAC and ECCAS members At a summit meeting in December 1981, the leaders of the Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) agreed in principle to form a wider economic community of Central African states. ECCAS was established on 18 October 1983 by the UDEAC m ...

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Economic Community of Central African States, Economic Community of Central African States - History and background, Economic Community of Central African States - Second Extra Ordinary Summit of ECCAS, Economic Community of Central African States - 10th Session of Heads of State and Government, Economic Community of Central African States - 11th Session of Heads of State and Government, Economic Community of Central African States - Recent Activities, Economic Community of Central African States - Member states, Economic Community of Central African States - General information, Economic Community of Central African States - Structure, Economic Community of Central African States - Objectives, Economic Community of Central African States - Treaties and protocols, Economic Community of Central African States - Appendices to the ECCAS Treaty, Economic Community of Central African States - Peace and security activities, Economic Community of Central African States - Technical organs of the COPAX council

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The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It extends from Iceland in the north to approximately 58° south latitude, reaching a maximum width of about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi). A great rift valley also extends along the ridge over most of its length. The depth of water over the ridge is less than 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in most places, and several mountain peaks rise above the water, forming islands. The South Atlantic Ocean has a ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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List of stadiums - Algeria. Stade 5 Julliet 1962, Algiers Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba Stade 24 Fevrier 1956, Sidi Bel Abbes Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran List of stadiums - Angola. Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Estádio Municipal de Benguela, Benguela Estádio Joaquim Dinis, Luanda List of stadiums - Benin. Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou List of stadiums - Botswana.

Men's Golf Major championship results: May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer June - US Open - Lee Janzen July - British Open - Greg Norman August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price - $1,478,557 PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton - $1,175,944 Ryder Cup: United States team won 15-13 ove ...

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1993 in sports, 1993 in sports - Athletics, 1993 in sports - Auto Racing, 1993 in sports - Baseball, 1993 in sports - Basketball, 1993 in sports - Boxing, 1993 in sports - Cricket, 1993 in sports - Cycling, 1993 in sports - Field Hockey, 1993 in sports - Figure Skating, 1993 in sports - Football American, 1993 in sports - Football Canadian, 1993 in sports - Football Soccer, 1993 in sports - Gaelic Athletic Association, 1993 in sports - Golf, 1993 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 1993 in sports - Harness Racing, 1993 in sports - Ice Hockey, 1993 in sports - Radiosport, 1993 in sports - Skiing, 1993 in sports - Snooker, 1993 in sports - Tennis, 1993 in sports - General sporting events, 1993 in sports - Births, 1993 in sports - Deaths

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In the United Kingdom, Birmingham has generally been considered the second city since around the First World War. More recently, many have claimed that Manchester deserves the distinction. Many Birmingham residents agree, with the tongue-in-cheek stipulation that Birmingham be the 'First City'. Based on formal city boundaries Birmingham is larger than Manchester, although formal city boundaries are not the sole criteria; for instance, the City of London is very small. The surrounding conurbations and the areas that can be considered i ...

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Second city, Second city - Australia, Second city - Canada, Second city - United Kingdom, Second city - United States, Second city - Other countries

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The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It extends from Iceland in the north to approximately 58° south latitude, reaching a maximum width of about 1,600 km (1,000 miles). A great rift valley also extends along the ridge over most of its length. The depth of water over the ridge is less than 2,700 m (8,900 ft) in most places, and several mountain peaks rise above the water, forming islands. The South Atlantic Ocean has a ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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The initial rebel offensive in a matter of weeks threatened the Kabila government, which was only saved through the rapid intervention of a number of other African states. For a time it looked that, as the rebel forces were forced back, an escalation in the conflict to a conventional war between multiple national armies loomed. Such an outcome was avoided as battle lines stabilized in 1999. Since then the conflict has primarily been fought by irregular proxy forces with little change in the territories held by the various parties. ...

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Second Congo War, Second Congo War - Origin of the Second Congo War, Second Congo War - Mobutu's crumbling hold on power, Second Congo War - Kabila's March to Kinshasa, Second Congo War - Unwelcome support, Second Congo War - Factions in the Congo Conflict, Second Congo War - Nature of the Conflict, Second Congo War - The course of the war, Second Congo War - The rebel push for Kinshasa, Second Congo War - Kabila gains regional support, Second Congo War - Lusaka Peace Agreement, Second Congo War - Kabila's assassination, Second Congo War - A nominal peace, Second Congo War - Transitional government, Second Congo War - Conflict escalation, Second Congo War - Effects, Second Congo War - Uganda ordered to pay back billions by International Court of Justice, Second Congo War - Glossary of Armed Groups, Second Congo War - Footnotes

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List of seaports - Adriatic Sea. Ancona, Italy Bar, Serbia and Montenegro Bari, Italy Koper, Slovenia Ploče, Croatia Rijeka, Croatia Split, Croatia Trieste, Italy Venice, Italy List of seaports - Aegean Sea. Piraeus, Greece Eleusis, Greece Thessaloniki, Greece Izmir, Turkey Heraklion, Greece Volos, Greece Chalcis, Greece Lavr ...

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List of seaports, List of seaports - Atlantic Ocean, List of seaports - Adriatic Sea, List of seaports - Aegean Sea, List of seaports - Baltic Sea, List of seaports - Bay of Biscay, List of seaports - Black Sea, List of seaports - Caribbean Sea, List of seaports - Chesapeake Bay, List of seaports - English Channel, List of seaports - Great Lakes, List of seaports - Irish Sea, List of seaports - Mediterranean Sea, List of seaports - Gulf of Mexico, List of seaports - North Sea, List of seaports - Öresund, List of seaports - Ottawa River/Saint Lawrence River, List of seaports - Gulf of Paria, List of seaports - Tyrrhenian Sea, List of seaports - Arctic Ocean, List of seaports - Indian Ocean, List of seaports - Gulf of Aden, List of seaports - Arabian Sea, List of seaports - Bay of Bengal, List of seaports - Hooghly River, List of seaports - Straits of Malacca Johor and Singapore, List of seaports - Gulf of Maraban, List of seaports - Gulf of Oman, List of seaports - Persian Gulf, List of seaports - Port Phillip, List of seaports - Red Sea, List of seaports - Pacific Ocean, List of seaports - Sacramento–San Joaquin rivers, List of seaports - Gulf of Alaska, List of seaports - Arafura Sea, List of seaports - Bering Strait, List of seaports - Bohai Gulf, List of seaports - Gulf of Carpentaria, List of seaports - Coral Sea, List of seaports - Korea Bay, List of seaports - East China Sea, List of seaports - Sea of Japan / East Sea of Korea, List of seaports - Puget Sound, List of seaports - San Francisco Bay, List of seaports - South China Sea, List of seaports - Tasman Sea, List of seaports - Gulf of Thailand, List of seaports - Yellow Sea

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Air France destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) Japan Narita (Narita International Airport) Osaka (Kansai International Airport) Korea, South Seoul (I ...

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Air France destinations, Air France destinations - Africa, Air France destinations - Asia, Air France destinations - East Asia, Air France destinations - South Asia, Air France destinations - Southeast Asia, Air France destinations - Southwest Asia, Air France destinations - Europe, Air France destinations - North America, Air France destinations - United States Canada and Mexico, Air France destinations - Caribbean, Air France destinations - Oceania, Air France destinations - South America

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Air Gabon was founded in 1951 as Compagnie Aerienne Gabonaise to fly local flights from Libreville with Beechcraft and DeHavilland aircraft. It became the national flag carrier in 1968 and was named Societe Nationale Air Gabon. It bacame known as Transgabon. In 1977 Gabon withdrew from the transnational Air Afrique and on 2 June 1977 the re-named Air Gabon flew its first intra-African flight from Libreville to Lome and Abidjan. The next day an international service from Libreville to Paris was introduced. By then two Fokker F28s, a Boeing 737-200 and a Boeing 747-200 were in use. By 199 ...

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Cameroon Airlines operates the following services (at January 2005): Domestic scheduled destinations: Douala, Garoua, Maroua, Ngaoundéré and Yaoundé. International scheduled destinations: Abidjan, Bamako, Bangui, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Dakar, Dubai, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Malabo, N'Djamena, Paris and Pointe-Noire. On September 16, 2005, the company was put on France's blacklist, thus the company can no longer land and fly over France. The blacklisting is supposed to be temp ...

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Cameroon Airlines, Cameroon Airlines - Code Data, Cameroon Airlines - History, Cameroon Airlines - Services, Cameroon Airlines - Fleet

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L'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie has an observer status at the UN General Assembly. La Francophonie - Summits. Summits of the Francophonie are held every two years, at which time the leaders of the member states have an opportunity to meet and develop strategies and goals for the organisation. Although it is thought to be incorrect, the original founde ...

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La Francophonie, La Francophonie - Structure, La Francophonie - Summits, La Francophonie - Ministerial conferences, La Francophonie - Permanent council, La Francophonie - Intergovernmental agency, La Francophonie - Members, La Francophonie - Europe, La Francophonie - North and South America, La Francophonie - Africa, La Francophonie - Asia, La Francophonie - Oceania

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The modern Troupes de la Marine, were created in 1967 within the army as a fast reaction force for external operation theaters. The Troupes de Marine is one of the "armes" (corps) of the French army, which includes specialities associated with other corps (artillery, cavalry, signals) but with amphibious or airborne specialisation. Current Units: - Numbered sequentially wether regiments or battalions Régiment de Marche du Tchad (RMT) in Noyon (infantry) Régiment d'Infanterie du Chars de M ...

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Troupes de marine, Troupes de marine - Nicknames, Troupes de marine - Composition, Troupes de marine - Uniform, Troupes de marine - History, Troupes de marine - Today

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At the time of Gabon's independence in 1960, two principal political parties existed: the Bloc Democratique Gabonais (BDG), led by Leon M'Ba, and the Union Democratique et Sociale Gabonaise (UDSG), led by Jean-Hilaire Aubame. In the first post-independence election, held under a parliamentary system, neither party was able to win a majority. The BDG obtained support from three of the four independent legislative deputies, and M'Ba was named prime minister. Soon after concluding that Gabon had an insufficient number of people for a two-party ...

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Politics of Gabon, Politics of Gabon - Political developments, Politics of Gabon - Political conditions, Politics of Gabon - Executive branch, Politics of Gabon - Legislative branch, Politics of Gabon - Political parties and elections, Politics of Gabon - Judicial Branch, Politics of Gabon - Administrative divisions, Politics of Gabon - International organization participation

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