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Gabon holds presidential election following end of Bongo family rule

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A military coup in Gabon led by Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in August 2023 overthrew President Ali Bongo Ondimba after 55 years of Bongo family rule. The coup resulted in the ousting of President Bongo, who was placed under house arrest but later released due to health concerns. Following this event, a referendum was held in November, in which approximately 860,000 registered voters approved a new constitution with a seven-year presidential term limit and an amnesty for participants in the coup.

  1. GA
    Brice Oligui Nguema
    1. France is an important partner for Gabon, but we must re-examine certain aspects of our cooperation to rebalance them responsibly.
  2. GA
    Laurence Ndong
    Brice Oligui Nguema
    1. Today, the country is returning to normal. In every country in the world, it is the ministry of the interior that organises elections.
    2. For the first time, Gabon will have a free and transparent election.
  3. GA
    Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze
    Omar Bongo
    1. We must fight to put an end to this system and send the military back to their barracks.
    2. Everything has been done to lock down the vote.
    3. The ministry of the interior and the various electoral commissions are run by people close to the putschist candidate. The ruling candidate also benefits from all the resources of the state for his campaign, while his opponents received no public funding.
  4. GA
    Edmond Ngadi
    Union for Democracy and Social Integration
    1. This is a blatant violation of human rights … he is a Gabonese citizen who simply asks to return to his country safely to be able to secure his family, secure his businesses and also participate in the life of his country.
  5. GA
    Joseph Tonda
    Omar Bongo University
    1. Gabonese tell themselves that someone who works with this much ardour is trying to transform things.
  6. GB
    Alex Vines
    1. In 2023, that election was clearly going to be incredibly fraudulent and the military was encouraged even by civil society and opposition to move in, which is what occurred.
    2. What's clear is that [with] the direct Bongo family, there was massive fatigue in Gabon.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.DW News
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.The Times of India
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.Associated Press
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Election
  4. 4.French Foreign Policy
  5. 5.Authoritarianism
  6. 6.Corruption
  7. 7.Electoral Fraud
  8. 8.Coup d'état
  9. 9.Gabonese Politics
  10. 10.Bongo Rule in Gabon

countries

  1. 1.Burkina FasoBF
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.GabonGA
  4. 4.KenyaKE
  5. 5.MaliML
  6. 6.NigerNE
  7. 7.SeychellesSC

organizations

  1. 1.YouTubeUS
  2. 2.World Bank
  3. 3.Gabonese Democratic Party
  4. 4.Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
  5. 5.Republican Guard
  6. 6.Union for Democracy and Social Integration
  7. 7.SETRAG
  8. 8.African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
  9. 9.African Union
  10. 10.Center for Geopolitical Expertise
  11. 11.Centre Gabonais des Élections
  12. 12.Chatham HouseGB

persons

  1. 1.Brice Oligui NguemaGA
  2. 2.Ali Bongo Ondimba
  3. 3.Alain Claude Bilie-By-NzeGA
  4. 4.Omar Bongo
  5. 5.Laurence NdongGA
  6. 6.Antoine Nkili
  7. 7.Jean Ping
  8. 8.Jonas Obiang
  9. 9.Alex VinesGB
  10. 10.Danny Faure
  11. 11.Edmond NgadiGA
  12. 12.John Nze

technicals

  1. 1.Echoes of War
  2. 2.National Drama and Film Festival
  3. 3.We Build Together
Gabon holds presidential election following end of Bongo family rule