Léon Mba government

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The Léon Mba government was the administration led by Gabon's first president, Léon Mba, during the early years of the country's independence in the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government
presidential administration
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Gabon
linked to: Gabon
capital Libreville
constitutionalFramework 1961 Constitution of Gabon
country Gabon
endTime 1967
establishedAfter independence of Gabon
executiveBranch Presidency of Léon Mba
linked to: Gabonese presidency
followedBy Omar Bongo government
linked to: Omar Bongo
follows Transitional government of Gabon
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-French
headOfGovernment Léon Mba
headOfState Léon Mba
historicalRole first post-independence government of Gabon
independenceContext post-colonial transition from French Equatorial Africa
languageOfAdministration French
leaderTitle President of Gabon
legislature National Assembly of Gabon
locatedInTimePeriod 1960s
notablePolicy centralization of executive power
maintenance of close ties with former colonial power
promotion of political stability over pluralism
politicalPartyOfHead Gabonese Democratic Bloc
predecessorRegimeType French colonial administration in Gabon
reasonForEnd death of Léon Mba
region Central Africa
significantEvent 1964 Gabon coup d’état attempt
consolidation of one-party dominance in Gabon
startTime 1961
succeededBy Omar Bongo as president of Gabon
linked to: Omar Bongo
supportedBy France
typeOfGovernment presidential republic

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Léon Mba headOfGovernment Léon Mba government
Léon Mébiame precededBy Léon M'ba (as head of government, historical context)
linked to: Léon Mba government
1964 Gabon coup d’état precededBy Léon Mba presidency
linked to: Léon Mba government
1964 Gabon coup d’état governmentOverthrown Léon Mba government
1964 Gabon coup d’état restoredGovernment Léon Mba government