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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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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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187:, Christian missions from
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185:French colonial rule
88:St. Lucy's Cathedral
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100:is the predominant
21:Religion in Gabon (
1364:Telecommunications
659:Malagasy mythology
569:Bushongo mythology
499:Religion in Africa
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264:Religious freedom
102:religion in Gabon
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1228:Departments
948:South Sudan
691:Waaqeffanna
33:Catholicism
1299:Parliament
1233:Ecoregions
1087:See also:
1078:(Tanzania)
1065:Somaliland
1058:St. Helena
1022:(Portugal)
997:autonomies
928:Seychelles
888:Mozambique
873:Mauritania
858:Madagascar
813:The Gambia
753:Cape Verde
609:Irreligion
441:(in Greek)
294:References
258:Libreville
236:Omar Bongo
173:Holy Ghost
1440:Languages
1410:Education
1374:Transport
1321:President
1279:Elections
1248:Provinces
1211:Geography
878:Mauritius
506:Religions
401:132957090
224:Christian
43:Christian
1505:Category
1490:Category
1455:Religion
1294:Military
1267:Politics
1253:Wildlife
1149:Timeline
1133:articles
1076:Zanzibar
1047:(France)
1039:Puntland
1028:(France)
983:Zimbabwe
958:Tanzania
803:Ethiopia
798:Eswatini
778:Djibouti
748:Cameroon
733:Botswana
599:Hinduism
564:Buddhism
272:See also
130:(mainly
92:Donguila
1474:Outline
1400:Cuisine
1388:Society
1369:Tourism
1347:Economy
1141:History
1045:Réunion
1034:(Spain)
1032:Melilla
1026:Mayotte
1020:Madeira
1016:(Spain)
1010:(Spain)
968:Tunisia
938:Somalia
923:Senegal
903:Nigeria
893:Namibia
883:Morocco
848:Liberia
843:Lesotho
793:Eritrea
768:Comoros
743:Burundi
718:Algeria
629:Judaism
624:Jainism
220:animism
200:Babongo
138:History
55:(10.1%)
45:(32.2%)
35:(52.5%)
1435:Health
1359:Energy
1309:Senate
1243:Places
1223:Cities
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978:Zambia
973:Uganda
913:Rwanda
863:Malawi
823:Guinea
723:Angola
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202:are a
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1481:Index
1450:Music
1445:Media
1420:Films
1129:Gabon
1014:Ceuta
999:, and
953:Sudan
898:Niger
853:Libya
838:Kenya
818:Ghana
808:Gabon
783:Egypt
728:Benin
614:Islam
397:S2CID
389:JSTOR
216:Bwiti
208:Gabon
189:Paris
132:Sunni
128:Islam
116:Gabon
106:Islam
53:Islam
1425:Flag
1060:(UK)
963:Togo
868:Mali
763:Chad
422:ISBN
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