Gabonese military junta swears in coup leader today
The leader of the military junta which ousted Gabon’s President Ali Bongo will be sworn in today as interim President.
General Brice Oligui Nguema, according to Reuter, is expected to address the nation for the first time as interim President after a swearing-in ceremony that would appear to solidify the junta’s grip on power.
The military officers led by Nguema seized power on Aug. 30, minutes after an announcement that Bongo had secured a third term in an election – a result they annulled and said was not credible.
The Gabonese coup is the eighth in the last three years in West and Central Africa.
The coup, which ended the Bongo family’s 56-year dynasty, drew cheering crowds onto the streets of the capital Libreville. But the forceful takeover had received condemnation from abroad.
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