Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west African leader to be ousted by military in two years
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Election posters for Gabonese president Ali Bongo on a wall in the capital Libreville. After winning a third term, Ali Bongo has been ousted as president of Gabon by a military coup. EPA-EFE/stringer Folahanmi Aina, Royal United Services Institute Gabon’s prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years. Bongo, who had just won a third term in power, was ousted by a junta of senior officers who have named General Brice Oligui Nguema – the former head of the presidential guard and Bongo’s cousin – as the country’s new “interim president”.
Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west African leader to be ousted by military in two years
Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west…
Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west African leader to be ousted by military in two years
Election posters for Gabonese president Ali Bongo on a wall in the capital Libreville. After winning a third term, Ali Bongo has been ousted as president of Gabon by a military coup. EPA-EFE/stringer Folahanmi Aina, Royal United Services Institute Gabon’s prime minister, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of African leaders to be ousted by a military coup in recent years. Bongo, who had just won a third term in power, was ousted by a junta of senior officers who have named General Brice Oligui Nguema – the former head of the presidential guard and Bongo’s cousin – as the country’s new “interim president”.