ANOTHER COUP DE TATE IN GABON! 29Th AUGUST, 2023
In the last hour! The Military declared taking over the government after President Ali Bongo won a disputed presidential election!
The opposition in Gabon has also claimed victory following Saturday's presidential election when official results have not yet been released. President Ali Bongo was running for a third term.
Gabon military seem to have ended the 53 year hold of power by the Bongo family. Ali Bongo is the son of Omar Bongo, who was president for 42 years - from 1967 until his death in 2009.
Military seizes power in Gabon after presidential elections.
Gabonese military officers said they had taken power after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term.Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power.
They said they were annulling the results of Saturday's election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner.
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The electoral commission said Mr Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent.
His overthrow would end his family's 53-year hold on power in Gabon.
Twelve soldiers appeared on television announcing they were cancelling the results of the election and dissolving "all the institutions of the republic".
One of the soldiers said on TV channel Gabon 24: "We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime."
This, he added, was down to "irresponsible, unpredictable governance resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion that risks leading the country into chaos".
Mr Bongo came to power when his father Omar died in 2009.
In 2018, he suffered a stroke which sidelined him for almost a year and lead to calls for him to step aside.
The following year, a failed coup attempt saw mutinying soldiers sent to prison.
Stay tune for more updates.
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