Gabon Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
Temporal Tangle
Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Scribe's Challenge
Test your recall! Choose the correct foreign translation.
Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
Whispering Spell
Listen to the word and find the matching foreign text.
Language Rune Ravel
Unscramble the foreign words from jumbled letters.
Lexicon Links
Match the foreign word to its English counterpart.
Memory Glyphs
Review and reinforce your vocabulary with flashcards.
Rune Ravel
Unscramble the key terms from this lesson.
Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
Explore the rich history of Gabon with this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge and learn more about the key events that have shaped this African nation.
- Players place events in their correct chronological order
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- 14th century: Kingdom of Orungu established in present-day Gabon
- 1472: Portuguese explorers reach the coast of Gabon
- 17th century: French establish trading posts in Gabon
- 1839: Gabon becomes a French colony
- August 17, 1960: Gabon gains independence from France
- 1960: Leon Mba becomes the first President of Gabon
- 1967: Omar Bongo becomes President of Gabon
- late 1960s: Discovery of oil in Gabon boosts the economy
- 1975: Gabon joins the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- 2009: Omar Bongo dies and is succeeded by his son Ali Bongo as President
- 2016: Ali Bongo wins disputed presidential election
- 2018: Ali Bongo suffers a stroke and is hospitalized in Saudi Arabia
- 2019: Violent protests erupt in Gabon following Ali Bongo's re-election
- 2020: Gabon announces plans to protect 20% of its land for conservation
- 2021: Gabon receives debt relief from the IMF and World Bank
- 2021: Gabon launches vaccination campaign against COVID-19
- 2021: Gabon celebrates its 61st Independence Day
- 2023: Gabon hosts the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament
- 2025: Gabon becomes a leading producer of sustainable timber
- 2030: Gabon achieves universal access to electricity