Charles Darlington
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Charles F. Darlington was an American diplomat. He was United States Ambassador to Gabon
from 1961 to 1965 and also to the Central African Republic
, Chad
, and Congo
(Brazzaville
) as at the time this region was known as French Equatorial Africa
. Darlington was ambassador to Gabon during the 1964 coup d'état
. He published books on his experiences in Africa including African betrayal (1968).
United States Ambassador to Gabon
This is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Gabon.Gabon had been an overseas territory of France since 1910. At that time it became part of French Equatorial Africa, which included Middle Congo , Chad, and Oubangui-Chari...
from 1961 to 1965 and also to the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, and Congo
French Congo
The French Congo was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Central African Republic...
(Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
) as at the time this region was known as French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa or the AEF was the federation of French colonial possessions in Middle Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River to the Sahara Desert.-History:...
. Darlington was ambassador to Gabon during the 1964 coup d'état
1964 Gabon coup d'état
The 1964 Gabon coup d'état was staged between 17 and 18 February 1964 by Gabonese military officers who rose against Gabonese President Léon M'ba. Before the coup, Gabon was seen as one of the most politically stable countries in Africa...
. He published books on his experiences in Africa including African betrayal (1968).