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Gabonese coup d'état: After Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection, a military coup ousted him, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule in Gabon.
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2023 Gabonese coup d'état
Military coup against President Ali Bongo
On 30 August 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo had won the general election held on 26 August. It was the eighth successful coup to occur in West and Central Africa since 2020.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ali Bongo
President of Gabon from 2009 to 2023
Ali Bongo Ondimba also known as Ali Ben Bongo is a Gabonese former politician and dictator who was the third president of Gabon from 2009 until he was deposed in a coup in 2023. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party, Bongo is the son of Omar Bongo, who was president from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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