Jeunesse Gabonais
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The Jeunesse Gabonais was the first political party
in colonial Gabon
. Founded in 1922, it was "outspokenly anti-colonialist without being anti-French
". The party's goals were primarily focused on improving educational opportunities and assimilated Gabonese involvement in colonial administration.
Political party
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in colonial Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. Founded in 1922, it was "outspokenly anti-colonialist without being anti-French
France
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". The party's goals were primarily focused on improving educational opportunities and assimilated Gabonese involvement in colonial administration.