Libreville

American

[lee-bruh-veel] / li brəˈvil /

noun

a port in and the capital of Gabon, in the W part, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Libreville British

/ librəvil /

noun

the capital of Gabon, in the west on the estuary of the Gabon River: founded as a French trading post in 1843 and expanded with the settlement of freed slaves in 1848. Pop: 649 000 (2005 est)

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It was January 1998 and Robert Bourgi was waiting to see the Gabonese president Omar Bongo, in an antechamber at his seaside palace in Libreville.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

But in 2003, the Gabonese authorities said that almost immediately after take-off from the capital Libreville, the plane’s left-hand engine stopped working.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in Libreville.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

The coup was greeted with scenes of jubilation in the capital Libreville and the junta moved quickly to consolidate power, swearing in General Brice Oligui Nguema as interim president on Monday.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

She’d made a long-distance call from Libreville to make sure he was getting let out the next day for sure, and boy, did she make a beeline after that.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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