Bongoville
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Bongoville is a town in south eastern Gabon
, lying east of Franceville
. It was known as Lewai until its renaming for President Omar Bongo
, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It lies just west of the Bateke Plateau
and is home to a large stadium
.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, lying east of Franceville
Franceville
Franceville or Masuku is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose it to resettle former...
. It was known as Lewai until its renaming for President Omar Bongo
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba , born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 42 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009....
, who was born in what was then a village but was greatly enlarged under his presidency. It lies just west of the Bateke Plateau
Batéké Plateau
The Batéké plateaux are located around the border between the Republic of Congo and Gabon. In the latter, they are found in the Haut-Ogooué Province, while the Plateaux Province of Congo is named after them....
and is home to a large stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
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