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The U.S. has suspended some aid to Gabon after the military takeover

12:40am September 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a "pause in certain foreign assistance programs" to Gabon pending a review of the circumstances that led to the ouster of the country's former leader.

Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema salutes as he is inaugurated as Gabon's interim president, in Libreville, Monday.

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A Gabon military coup leader is sworn in as interim president, promising elections

3:58pm September 04, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, leader of a coup in Gabon last week, has been sworn in as interim president, while the deposed former president remains detained at his residence.

This video grab shoes the spokesperson for the mutinous soldiers speaking on state television as they announce that they had seized power in Libreville on Wednesday.

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Military officers in Gabon say they have seized power

9:21pm August 30, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential election and remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has long held power.

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A still image taken from a video posted Monday shows a military officer who identified himself as Lt. Kelly Ondo Obiang giving a statement from a radio station in Libreville, Gabon. In it, he urged citizens to take control of the streets to support a coup

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Gabon Says Coup Attempt Is 'Under Control' After Soldiers Seized Radio Station

11:35am January 07, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Armed soldiers took control of a state radio station early Monday morning and broadcast a statement saying the nation was under their control and that a new leader would be chosen.