Gabon By dwlehrhardt Period: 1956 to 1956 x Aug 17, 1960 Independence 1961 Léon M'ba president 1964 Failed coup 1967 Omar Bongo president 1968 PDG single-party rule 1990 Anti-government protests 1990 National Conference for political reform 1990 French military intervention Port-Gentil 1991 New constitution promulgated 2004 Major debt rescheduling 2009 Rose Francine Rogombé president 2009 Ali Ben Bongo president 2018 Bongo suffers stroke 2019 Failed coup
