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Gabon
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1958 Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
1960 Decolonization: Gabon gains independence from France.
1973 The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Gabon are established.
1993 All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.