2023 Gabonese Coup D'état: Military coup in Gabon on 30 August 2023
A coup d'état happened in Gabon on 30 August 2023.
It happened because the military did not agree with the results of the general election held on 26 August. Ali Bongo Ondimba was announced to have won the election on 30 August, and the coup happened shortly after.
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| Part of the aftermath of the 2023 Gabonese general election | |||||||
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 Ali Bongo Ondimba | Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema | ||||||
It is the seventh successful coup to happen in West and Central Africa since 2020. The others happened in Mali (twice), Guinea, Burkina Faso (twice) and Niger.
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