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concepts to produce a very different modern form of Bwiti. The Bwiti rituals form part of the initiation into the
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Christian missions in the 17th century. The Portuguese missionaries and Italian friars cooperation ended in the 18th century, and the Portuguese officials expelled the Capuchin friars in 1777. New missions such as the
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in 1974. Gabon reintroduced multiparty democracy in 1993, though Bongo remained president until his death in 2009, upon which his son, also a Muslim, succeeded him.
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and traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Approximately 85% of the population (mainly
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arrived in the mid 19th century. Catholicism had established itself in Gabon with the
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Islam has had a small presence in Gabon, with about 10% of the people following
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251:Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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428:The Encyclopedia of Christianity
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221:on the west coast of equatorial
188:Protestant missions from Europe
256:The Constitution provides for
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692:Traditional African religions
88: None / No Answer (1.3%)
74:Traditional African religions
844:Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
565:Traditional Berber religion
294:Evangelical Church of Gabon
192:Portuguese colonial efforts
165:Mosque in Port-Gentil Gabon
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1100:African diaspora religions
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289:Roman Catholicism in Gabon
198:, Christian missions from
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919:Republic of the Congo
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18:Christianity in Gabon
204:evangelical Churches
196:French colonial rule
99:St. Lucy's Cathedral
685:Serer creation myth
258:freedom of religion
111:is the predominant
32:Religion in Gabon (
1375:Telecommunications
670:Malagasy mythology
580:Bushongo mythology
510:Religion in Africa
171:Portuguese traders
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121:traditional faiths
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82: Other (0.5%)
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1327:Political parties
1315:National Assembly
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1198:2019 coup attempt
1180:Kingdom of Orungu
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1012:other territories
799:Equatorial Guinea
697:Tumbuka mythology
660:Lugbara mythology
645:Khoe/San religion
590:Dahomean religion
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368:978-90-04-11695-5
275:Religious freedom
113:religion in Gabon
16:(Redirected from
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1193:1964 coup d'état
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650:Lotuko mythology
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52: Other
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1441:LGBT rights
1239:Departments
959:South Sudan
702:Waaqeffanna
44:Catholicism
1310:Parliament
1244:Ecoregions
1098:See also:
1089:(Tanzania)
1076:Somaliland
1069:St. Helena
1033:(Portugal)
1008:autonomies
939:Seychelles
899:Mozambique
884:Mauritania
869:Madagascar
824:The Gambia
764:Cape Verde
620:Irreligion
452:(in Greek)
305:References
269:Libreville
247:Omar Bongo
184:Holy Ghost
1451:Languages
1421:Education
1385:Transport
1332:President
1290:Elections
1259:Provinces
1222:Geography
889:Mauritius
517:Religions
412:132957090
235:Christian
54:Christian
1516:Category
1501:Category
1466:Religion
1305:Military
1278:Politics
1264:Wildlife
1160:Timeline
1144:articles
1087:Zanzibar
1058:(France)
1050:Puntland
1039:(France)
994:Zimbabwe
969:Tanzania
814:Ethiopia
809:Eswatini
789:Djibouti
759:Cameroon
744:Botswana
610:Hinduism
575:Buddhism
283:See also
141:(mainly
103:Donguila
1485:Outline
1411:Cuisine
1399:Society
1380:Tourism
1358:Economy
1152:History
1056:Réunion
1045:(Spain)
1043:Melilla
1037:Mayotte
1031:Madeira
1027:(Spain)
1021:(Spain)
979:Tunisia
949:Somalia
934:Senegal
914:Nigeria
904:Namibia
894:Morocco
859:Liberia
854:Lesotho
804:Eritrea
779:Comoros
754:Burundi
729:Algeria
640:Judaism
635:Jainism
231:animism
211:Babongo
149:History
66:(10.1%)
56:(32.2%)
46:(52.5%)
1446:Health
1370:Energy
1320:Senate
1254:Places
1234:Cities
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989:Zambia
984:Uganda
924:Rwanda
874:Malawi
834:Guinea
734:Angola
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223:Africa
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1492:Index
1461:Music
1456:Media
1431:Films
1140:Gabon
1025:Ceuta
1010:, and
964:Sudan
909:Niger
864:Libya
849:Kenya
829:Ghana
819:Gabon
794:Egypt
739:Benin
625:Islam
408:S2CID
400:JSTOR
227:Bwiti
219:Gabon
200:Paris
143:Sunni
139:Islam
127:Gabon
117:Islam
64:Islam
1436:Flag
1071:(UK)
974:Togo
879:Mali
774:Chad
433:ISBN
363:ISBN
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