In the early hours of August 30, 2023, Gabonese soldiers declared that they had taken sovereignty over the Central African nation.
This announcement was made on public television that 1Family Radio was watching.
The military said that they were discarding the results of the presidential election on August 26.
According to the soldiers, they were setting aside the results of the August 26 presidential election.
Ali Bongo, the incumbent, was deposed just hours after the opposition-proclaimed rigged election certified him the winner.
According to the electoral commission of Gabon, Mr. Bongo received just under a majority of the vote. Bongo received 64.27 percent of the vote compared to Ondo Ossa’s 30.77 percent.
The ouster of Ali Bongo puts an end to the 53-year rule of his family in Gabon.
Following his father Omar, who governed the nation for about 41 years and established a reputation for kleptocracy and iron fisted governance, Bongo emerged as president in 2009.
In 2016 he was re-elected amid fierce controversy, but two years later he had a stroke that made him less able to hold onto power.
General Brice Clotaire Nguema, the military leader of the coup, was sworn in as the interim leader of Gabon on Monday, September 4, 2023.
Source: 1Familyradio