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Timeline of Libreville

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Libreville, Gabon.

19th century

  • 1843 - Fort and trading post established by French.[1]
  • 1849
    • Libreville founded by French military official Édouard Bouët-Willaumez. Freed Vili [fr] slaves were resettled in the new village.[2][3]
    • M. Mountier, a resettled former slave, becomes mayor (approximate date).[4]
  • 1860 - Town becomes administrative seat of colonial "French territories in the Gulf of Guinea" (approximate date).[3]
  • 1865 - Church of the Immaculate Conception built.[5]
  • 1888 - Libreville becomes administrative seat of colonial French Congo.[5][6]
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20th century

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21st century

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Aerial view of Libreville, 2012

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