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Gabonese Parliamentary Election, 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Gabon on 9 and 23 December 2001. The result was a victory for the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party, which won 86 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly. African Elections Database Results References Elections in Gabon Gabon 2001 in Gabon Election and referendum articles ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly and its population is estimated at million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Since its independence from France in 1960, the sovereign state of Gabon has had three presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more transparent electoral process and reformed some governmental institutions. With petroleum and foreign private investment, it has the fourth highest HDI in the region (after Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa) and the fifth highest GDP per capita (PPP) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party (french: Parti Démocratique Gabonais, abbreviated PDG), is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Between 1968 and 1990 it was the sole legal party. History The party was established as the Gabonese Democratic Bloc (''Bloc Démocratique Gabonais'', BDG) in 1953 as a merger of the Gabonese Mixed Committee and the Gabonese Democratic Party.Messi Me Nang Clotaire, N’Foule Mba Fabrice & Nnang Ndong Léon-ModestLe consensus politique au Gabon, de 1960 à nos jours In the 1957 Territorial Assembly elections it won eight seats, finishing behind the Gabonese Democratic and Social Union (UDSG), which had won 14 seats. However, the BDG was able to form a coalition government with the "Entente–Defence of Gabonese Interests" list, headed by one of its members, and five independents. The BGD and UDSG formed an alliance prior to the 1961 general elections, with BDG leader Léon M'ba as the sole presidential candidate, and a joint "National Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Gabon)
The National Assembly (french: Assemblée Nationale) is the lower house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 143 members, elected by Two round system Latest results Members (since 1990) *List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 1990–1996 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... * List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 2001–2006 * List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon, 2006–2011 * List of members of the National Assembly of Gabon (current) See also * List of presidents of the National Assembly of Gabon External linksWebsite of the National Assembly References Gabon Government of Gabon {{legislature-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally For Gabon
The National Woodcutters Rally–Rally for Gabon (, RNB–RPG) is a political party in Gabon. History The party was established in 1990 as Movement for National Rectification–Woodcutters (''Mouvement de redressement national–Bûcherons'', MORENA–Bûcherons), a breakaway from the Movement for National Rectification. In the 1990 parliamentary elections it won 20 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly, becoming the largest opposition party. In February 1991 it was renamed "National Woodcutters Rally" (RNB).Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press The RNB nominated Paul Mba Abessole as its candidate for the 1993 presidential elections; He finished second with 26.5% of the vote. Although it won a majority of the contested seats in the 1996 local elections, the party was reduced to seven seats in the 1996 parliamentary elections. However, the following year Mba Abessole was elected mayor of Libreville Libreville is the capital and larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic And Republican Alliance
The Democratic and Republican Alliance (, ADERE) is a political party in Gabon. History The party won a single seat in the 1996 parliamentary elections. It gained two more seats in the 2001 elections and retained all three seats in the 2006 elections, in which it was part of the bloc led by the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party. At a plenary session on 15 January 2010, ADERE decided to rejoin the Presidential Majority, which it had left in mid-2009, while expressing support for the reforms instituted by President Ali Bongo since taking office. The party lost all three seats in the 2011 elections. ADERE President Dieudonné Pambou Dieudonné is a French name meaning "Gift of God", and thus similar to the Greek-derived Theodore or the Spanish Diosdado. It may refer to: People Given name * Dieudonné Cédor (1925–2010), Haitian painter * Dieudonné Costes (1892–1973) ... died on 24 January 2014. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabonese Progress Party
The Gabonese Progress Party (french: Parti gabonais du progrès, PGP) is a political party in Gabon. History The PGP was established as a left-leaning party in March 1990, at the beginning of the wave of democratization that swept Africa in the early 1990s. Initially, its key leaders were Pierre-Louis Agondjo Okawé, who was President, Marc Saturnin Nan Nguema, who was Vice-President, and Joseph Rendjambe, who was Secretary-General.David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, ''Historical Dictionary of Gabon'' (2006), Third Edition, pages 256–257. Rendjambe died in unclear circumstances in May 1990, resulting in riots by angry opposition supporters in Port-Gentil and Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inh .... In the 1990 parliamentary elections the PGP wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circle Of Liberal Reformers
The Circle of Liberal Reformers (french: Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs, CLR) is a political party in Gabon. History The CLR was formed in 1993 as a breakaway from the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), and was led by Jean-Boniface Assélé. It supported incumbent President Omar Bongo of the PDG in the 1993 presidential elections. The party won two seats in the 1996 parliamentary elections, and retained both in the 2001 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2001. Africa * 2001 Beninese presidential election * 2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election * 2001 Chadian presidential election * 2001 Gabonese legislat .... It was part of the PDG-led bloc in the 2006 elections, again retaining both seats. African Elections Database It was reduced to one seat i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Development Movement
The African Development Movement (french: Mouvement Africain de Développement, MAD) was a political party in Gabon led by Pierre Claver Zeng Ebome. History The MAD contested the 2001 parliamentary elections, winning one of the 120 seats in the National Assembly, taken by Zeng Ebome. He retained the seat in the 2006 elections, in which the party was part of the bloc supporting the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party. The party held its Fourth Congress on 10 February 2008, reaffirming its participation in the Presidential Majority and re-electing Zeng Ebome as its President. It lost its seat in the 2011 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2011. * Local electoral calendar 2011 * National electoral calendar 2011 * 2011 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2011 Beninese presidential election * 2011 Beninese parliamentary el .... In 2010 it was one of several parties that merged to form the National Union. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress For Democracy And Justice
The Congress for Democracy and Justice (, CDJ) is a political party in Gabon, led by Jules-Aristide Bourdes-Ogouliguende. History The party won a single seat in the 1996 parliamentary elections. It retained its seat in the elections in 2001 and 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare .... African Elections Database Bourdes-Ogouliguende ran for the presidency in the 2009 elections, finishing sixth out of eighteen candidates with 0.2% of the vote. In the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Woodcutters' Rally – Democratic
The National Woodcutters Rally–Democratic (french: Rassemblement National des Bûcherons–Democratique, RNB-D), also known as National Woodcutters Rally–Kombila (RNB-Kombila) is a political party in Gabon. History The RNB-D was formed in July 1998 by supporters of Pierre-André Kombila, who had been expelled from the National Woodcutters' Rally. Kombila ran in the December 1998 presidential elections, finishing fourth in a field of eight candidates with 1.5% of the vote. In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party won a single seat in the National Assembly. In the parliamentary election held on 9 December 2001, the party won one out of 120 seats. In the 17 December/24 December 2006 parliamentary election, the party also won one out of 120 seats. The party did not nominate a candidate for the 2005 presidential elections, but retained its seat in the National Assembly in the 2006 parliamentary elections. At the RNB-D's Third Ordinary Congress on 25 and 26 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Unity Party (Gabon)
The People's Unity Party (french: Parti de l'Unité du Peuple, PUP) was a political party in Gabon. History The party was established by Louis-Gaston Mayila in 1991,''Africa South of the Sahara 2003'', Psychology Press, p422 and supported President Omar Bongo of the Gabonese Democratic Party The Gabonese Democratic Party (french: Parti Démocratique Gabonais, abbreviated PDG), is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Between 1968 and 1990 it was the sole legal party. History The party was established as the Gabonese Dem ... in the 1993 presidential elections.Elections in Gabon African Elections Database It won one seat in the 2001 parliamentary elections. Refer ...
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Social Democratic Party (Gabon)
The Social Democratic Party (, PSD) is a political party in Gabon. It is part of the Presidential Majority coalition and is led by Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou. History The PSD was established in 1991. Maganga Moussavou was nominated as its candidate for the 1993 presidential election, finishing fourth in a field of thirteen candidates with 3.6% of the vote. He ran again in the 1998 presidential election, this time finishing fifth out of the eight candidates with 1% of the vote. The party won a single seat in the National Assembly in the 2001 parliamentary election, and subsequently joined the Gabonese Democratic Party The Gabonese Democratic Party (french: Parti Démocratique Gabonais, abbreviated PDG), is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Between 1968 and 1990 it was the sole legal party. History The party was established as the Gabonese Dem ... (PDG)-led government.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press It did not put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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