ocr: The largest ethnic group in Gabon: is the Fang, who live mainly in the north, but they have yet to gain control of government. President Omar Bongo, - himself from: a sub-group ofthe minority Bateke in the southeast, has artfully united the 010110I1 interests of other ethnic groups to keep the Fang from power. The yene group around Port-Gentil consider themselves to be the aristocrats of Gabonese society due to their long- standing ex-colonial contacts. Oil wealth has ledto the growth of a distinct bourgeoisie.
