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![[Presidential Flag of Gabon since 1990]](../images/g/ga-pre90.gif)
image by Željko Heimer
Proportions: 3:4
Presidential Flag of Gabon since 1990: National
tricolour with white disk with the coat of arms in the middle. Before that a
square flag being banner of arms was used, as shown, e.g., in Smith (1982).
Željko Heimer
![[Presidential Flag of Gabon until 1990]](../images/g/ga_pre7x.gif)
image by Željko Heimer
Ratio: 1:1. Source: Smith (1982)
Do we know why Gabon changed the presidential flag? I believe the president
has been the same person since 1967: Omar Bongo!
Marcus Schmöger, 4 October 2001
Since its independence, Gabon has had only two presidents, Le'on M'ba
(1961-1967) and Omar Bongo (1967-).
Ivan Sache, 4 October 2001
It was asked why the President's standard changed in the 1990's in spite of no change in the President. A possible answer is political. In June 1990, the 16th French-African summit took place in La Baule. F. Mitterrand, then French president, gave a famous speech in which he urgently asked for more democracy in the African countries. It was not only a call but also a threat,