La Concorde Explained

French: italic=no|La Concorde
English Title:The Concorde
Prefix:National
Country:Gabon
Author:Georges Aleka Damas
Lyrics Date:1960
Composer:Georges Aleka Damas
Music Date:1960
Adopted:1960
Sound:La Concorde.ogg
Sound Title:U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and one verse)

"French: italic=no|La Concorde" (in French pronounced as /la kɔ̃.kɔʁd/) is the national anthem of Gabon. Written and composed by politician Georges Aleka Damas, it was adopted upon independence in 1960.[1]

History

In a speech in Port-Gentil on 15 March 1962, President Léon M'ba stated his intention to have the national anthem translated into the various Gabonese dialects "so that in the remotest village in the country everyone will be able to understand its meaning."[2]

Lyrics

Translations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Symboles nationaux. 2022-01-20. Présidence de la République Gabonaise.
  2. Book: Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts. 1962. United States Central Intelligence Agency. I 10. en.