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27 October – 12 November 1940. (2 weeks and 2 days) Location. Gabon, French Equatorial Africa. Result. Free French victory. Territorial. changes. Free French Forces gain control over Gabon and the remainder of French Equatorial Africa from the Vichy regime.
- 27 October – 12 November 1940, (2 weeks and 2 days)
- Gabon, French Equatorial Africa
- Free French victory
The Battle of Gabon, also called the Gabon Campaign, occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France.
- Gabon, French Equatorial Africa
- Free French victory
Oct 27, 2011 · Battle of Gabon. 27 Oct 1940 - 12 Nov 1940. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Between 8 and 12 Oct 1940, General Charles de Gaulle met with his staff at Douala, French Equatorial Africa (in Cameroon today), concluding the high level plans for an invasion of Gabon.
Battle of Gabon. The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General Charles de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French ...
Gabon ( / ɡəˈbɒn / gə-BON; French pronunciation: [ɡabɔ̃] ⓘ; Sangu: Ngabu ), officially the Gabonese Republic ( French: République gabonaise ), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south ...
History of Gabon. Little is known of the history of Gabon before European contact. Bantu migrants settled the area beginning in the 14th century. Portuguese explorers and traders arrived in the area in the late 15th century. The coast subsequently became a centre of the transatlantic slave trade with European slave traders arriving to the ...
1940: the colony of Gabon rallies to the Free French (France libre) after several battles between Vichyste and Gaullistes. 1946: Jean-Hilaire Aubame, founder of the Union Démocratique et Sociale du Gabon, is the first Gabonese elected to the French National Assembly. 1946: Haut-Ogooué is definitively attached to Gabon.
