Gabon–Yugoslavia relations

Yugoslavia developed relations with Gabon as a part of its prominent and active involvement in the Non-Aligned Movement. Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1960.[1]

Gabon-Yugoslavia relations
Map indicating locations of Yugoslavia and Gabon

Yugoslavia

Gabon

President of Gabon Omar Bongo visited Yugoslavia between 6 and 9 April 1975.[2] Palais de conferences in Gabonian capital Libreville was completed in 1977 by engineers and architects of the Belgrade construction firm Energoprojekt.[3] The building was constructed to accommodate the 14th Summit of the Organization of African Unity in 1977.[3] The Conference Palace was demolished in 2014 to make way for a new complex for the president of Gabon.[3] Yugoslav architects worked on other buildings in the country, including government complex, television and hospital buildings and other infrastructure.[4]

At the time of the beginning of Yugoslav Wars Gabon informed the United Nations that it neither produces nor export any weapons and that country therefore intend to fully comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 724.[5]

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  1. ^ Radina Vučetić; Pol Bets; Radovan Cukić; Ana Sladojević (2017). Tito u Africi: slike solidarnosti (PDF). Museum of Yugoslavia. ISBN 978-86-84811-45-7.
  2. ^ R. Radonić, Nemanja (2020). Слика Африке у Југославији (1945-1991) (PDF) (Doctoral Thesis). University of Belgrade. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "10 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East". Spomenik Database. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Man in Gabon". Spomenik Database. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Letter dated 92/01/22 from the Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations". United Nations Digital Library. 1992. Retrieved 3 May 2021.