Gabon–Mexico relations

Gabon–Mexico relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between Gabon and Mexico. Both countries are full members of the United Nations.

History

The trade of African slaves in the Americas was connected to the period of the conquest of Mexico and colonialism between 1519 and 1810. Gaspar Yanga, originally from Gabon, was captured and sold into slavery, then brought to Mexico. He became known as the leader of a settlement of escaped slaves (maroons) in the highlands of Veracruz during the early period of Spanish colonial rule. Yanga is noted for successfully resisting a Spanish attack on the settlement in 1609, and the maroons continued raids on Spanish settlements. In 1618, Gaspar Yanga reached an agreement with the colonial government granting self-governance to the maroon settlement.

Gabon and Mexico established diplomatic relations in March 1976, which have developed primarily within the framework of multilateral forums. In March 2002, Gabonese president Omar Bongo visited Monterrey to participate in the International Conference on Financing for Development alongside Mexican president Vicente Fox.

In September 2010, Gabon's National Assembly President Guy Nzouba-Ndama attended celebrations for the bicentennial of Mexico's independence. In November 2010, the Gabonese government sent a 20-member delegation to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun. In 2011, the Mexican government, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History, donated 500 books to the Escuela Normal Superior in Libreville to promote knowledge about Mexico in Gabon.

In April 2014, Simolin Onda Meto'o, director of research, statistical coordination, and informatics, visited Mexico for the first high-level meeting of the Global Alliance for Effective Development Cooperation. Additionally, for the session of the Global Environment Facility Assembly in May 2014 in Cancun, Gabon’s director general of environment and nature conservation, Louis Léandre Ebobola Tsibah, attended.

See also

• Foreign relations of Gabon
• Foreign relations of Mexico

References

Mexico Category:Bilateral relations of Mexico