1964 Gabon Coup d'Etat Contributor(s): Russell, Jesse (Author), Cohn, Ronald (Author), Russel, Jesse (Editor) |
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ISBN: 5510552786 ISBN-13: 9785510552782 Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 * Out of Print * |
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Physical Information: 0.17" H x 8.25" W x 11" L (0.45 lbs) 82 pages |
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Publisher Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The 1964 Gabon coup d' tat was staged between 17 and 18 February 1964 by Gabonese military officers who rose against Gabonese President L on M'ba. Before the coup, Gabon was seen as one of the most politically stable countries in Africa. The coup resulted from M'ba's dissolution of the Gabonese legislature on 21 January 1964, and during a takeover with few casualties 150 coup plotters arrested M'ba and a number of his government officials. Through Radio Libreville, they asked the people of Gabon to remain calm and assured them that the country's pro-France foreign policy would remain unchanged. A provisional government was formed, and the coup's leaders installed Deputy Jean-Hilaire Aubame, who was M'ba's primary political opponent and had been uninvolved in the coup, as president. Meanwhile, M'ba was sent to Lambar n , 250 kilometres (155 mi) from Libreville. There was no major uprising or reaction by the Gabonese people when they received word of the coup, which the military interpreted as a sign of approval. |
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