The **Gabon Uprising of 1990** refers to an anti-government uprising of
workers and students in [Gabon](Gabon "wikilink") in
[1990](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Middle_Africa "wikilink").

## Background

The uprising occurred in the context of economic stagnation and anger at
the loss of political and civil rights under the one-party state.

## Events

The uprising saw violent demonstrations and strikes by workers and
students.

## Results

The uprising secured several reforms, notably:

  - Large increases in wages for [workers](Working_Class "wikilink")
  - Freedom of assembly and the press
  - The first free multiparty elections, creating a [representative
    democracy](Representative_Democracy "wikilink")

## See Also

  - [Revolutions of 1989 - 1992](Revolutions_of_1989_-_1992 "wikilink")

## References

[History of
Gabon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gabon#Independence) at
[Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink")