Gabon
"La Concorde"

Words by: Georges Aleka Damas
Music by: Georges Aleka Damas
Adopted: 1960

Adopted upon independence in 1960, "La Concorde" was written and composed by Georges Aleka Damas. Damas had held many diplomatic posts in Gabon since the mid 1940s, and was actively involved in politics and in the formation of labour unions.