Polity Kingdom of Orungu

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The Orungu Kingdom (c. 1700-1927), was a small pre-colonial state located in the west of present-day Gabon, in the estuary of the Ogooue.

Establishment

  • January 1701: The Orungu kingdom was a small pre-colonial state located in the west of present-day Gabon, in the Ogooué estuary.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1874: The fall of the Orungu Kingdom was directly tied to the fall of the slave trade. The king had become dependent on it and was unable to maintain the custom of royal patronage without it. This caused the kingdom to disintegrate and in 1873, King Ntchengué signed a treaty granting the French a post on Orungu territory.