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Anguilè Ré-Dowé
Anguilè Ré-Dowé also known as "King Louis", was Mpongwe village leader of Agekaza-Quaben in the 19th century. In 1842, he ceded sovereignty over his territories to the French. He was the nephew of King Quaben (or Kaka-Rapono), the head of the clan. Biography His exact date of birth is unknown. He was born in the village of Okolo (now called Sainte-Marie). His mother is said to be an Aguékaza woman given in marriage to an Agungu man but she was recalled by her clan while she was pregnant. He was then adopted by King R’Ogayoni, a Mpongwè king of the Aguékaza clan. He is known for having signed a treaty on 18 March 1842 that allowed the French to settle on the northern bank of the estuary. Unlike the treaty of 1839, signed by Antchouwé Kowe Rapontchombo, "King Denis", the treaty with King Louis mentions a transfer of sovereignty and stipulates that the French will from then on be the only ones able to fly a flag on this territory. This makes it a crucial event in the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpongwe People
The Mpongwe are an ethnic group in Gabon, notable as the earliest known dwellers around the estuary where Libreville is now located. History The Mpongwe language identifies them as a subgroup of the Myènè people of the Bantus, who are believed to have been in the area for some 2,000 years, although the Mpongwe clans likely began arriving in only the 16th century, possibly in order to take advantage of trading opportunities offered by visiting Europeans. The Mpongwe gradually became the middlemen between the coast and the interior peoples such as the Bakèlè and Séké. From about the 1770s, the Mpongwe also became involved in the slave trade. In the 1830s, Mpongwe trade consisted of slaves, dyewood, ebony, rubber, ivory, and gum copal in exchange for cloth, iron, firearms, and various forms of alcoholic drink. In the 1840s, at the time of the arrival of American missionaries and French naval forces, the Mpongwe consisted of 6,000-7,000 free persons and 6,000 slaves, orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libreville
Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inhabited by the Mpongwe people since before the French acquired the land in 1839. It was later an American Christian Christian mission, mission, and a slave resettlement site, before becoming the chief port of the colony of French Equatorial Africa. By the time of Gabonese independence in 1960, the city was a trading post and minor administrative centre with a population of 32,000. Since 1960, Libreville has grown rapidly and now is home to one-third of the national population. History Various native peoples lived in or used the area that is now Libreville before colonization, including the Mpongwé tribe. French admiral Édouard Bouët-Willaumez negotiated a trade a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outre-mers
''Outre-mers. Revue d'Histoire'' is a semi-annual French journal, founded in 1913 under the title ''Revue de l'histoire des colonies françaises''. It publishes two double issues annually. References External links "Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire" '' Persée''. Publications established in 1913 French-language journals History journals {{history-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Gabon
Little is known of the history of Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), 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 to the east and south, and ... before European contact. Bantu peoples, Bantu migrants settled the area beginning in the 14th century. Portugal, Portuguese explorers and traders arrived in the area in the late 15th century. The coast subsequently became a centre of the Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade with European slave traders arriving to the region in the 16th century. In 1839 and 1841, July Monarchy, France established a protectorate over the coast. In 1849, captives released from a captured slave ship founded Libreville. In 1862–1887, France expanded its control including the interior of the state, and took full sovereignty. In 1910 Gabon became part of French Equatorial Africa and in 1960, Gabon beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1867 Deaths
There were only 354 days this year in the newly purchased territory of Alaska. When the territory transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States, the calendric transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar was made with only 11 days instead of 12 during the 19th century. This change was made due to the territorial and geopolitical shift from the Asian to the American side of the International Date Line. Friday, 6 October 1867 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Friday again on 18 October 1867 (instead of Saturday, 19 October 1867 in the Gregorian Calendar). Events January * January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983. * January 8 – African-American men are granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia. * January 11 – Benito Juà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
