Gabon became a French department in 1962.(Afrcia)
Oct 29, 2020 9:51:06 GMT
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Post by ukron on Oct 29, 2020 9:51:06 GMT
Hello everyone, I am starting a little work on an AH France in the years 1950-1980 (see my post on France allied with the US and a Gaullist England).
My main question for the moment relates to a process of decolonization that differs widely from historical reality, with the possibility for France to maintain itself without damage on the African continent well after 1962.
Gabon was not very favorable to independence, its first president Léon Mba even asking in 1958 for a status of French overseas department ... refused by the DeGaulle government, let's admit that Léon Mba's request is accepted and that Gabon becomes a French department, what are the direct and indirect consequences on Central Africa (what about Mobutu?)?
Links to my other posts on the subject:
www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/france-the-united-states-best-ally-and-a-gaullist-england-during-the-cold-war.498127/
forumuchronies.frenchboard.com/t736-challenge-imaginez-une-france-meilleure-alliee-des-us-et-une-angleterre-gaulliste-durant-la-guerre-froide (in French, Thanks to my fellow friends de Forum Uchronie, a nice french speaking forum about AH).
My main question for the moment relates to a process of decolonization that differs widely from historical reality, with the possibility for France to maintain itself without damage on the African continent well after 1962.
Gabon was not very favorable to independence, its first president Léon Mba even asking in 1958 for a status of French overseas department ... refused by the DeGaulle government, let's admit that Léon Mba's request is accepted and that Gabon becomes a French department, what are the direct and indirect consequences on Central Africa (what about Mobutu?)?
Links to my other posts on the subject:
www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/france-the-united-states-best-ally-and-a-gaullist-england-during-the-cold-war.498127/
forumuchronies.frenchboard.com/t736-challenge-imaginez-une-france-meilleure-alliee-des-us-et-une-angleterre-gaulliste-durant-la-guerre-froide (in French, Thanks to my fellow friends de Forum Uchronie, a nice french speaking forum about AH).