08/30/2023
Gabonese Military officers seize power ending President's Ali Bongo ambitious for a third term he had won in what they call a fraudulent elections bringing an end to Bongos family 56-year rule in oil rich country.
"President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors."
Appearing on television channel Gabon 24, the officers said they represented all security and defence forces in the Central African nation. They said the election results were cancelled,all borders closed until further notice and state institutions dissolved.
"In the name of the Gabonese people ... we have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime," the officers said in a statement.
After observing “irresponsible, unpredictable governance resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion that risks leading the country into chaos… we have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime”, one of the soldiers said, speaking on the Gabon 24 TV channel
According to Gabon's Election centre ,Gabon’s incumbent president, Ali Bongo, won a third term in the presidential election with 64.27% of the vote, after a delay-plagued general election that the opposition decried as fraudulent.
