{"id":113041,"date":"2023-09-06T04:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/?p=113041"},"modified":"2023-09-06T04:42:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:42:58","slug":"gabon-yet-another-african-nation-hit-by-a-military-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/gabon-yet-another-african-nation-hit-by-a-military-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabon: Yet Another African Nation Hit by a Military Coup"},"content":{"rendered":"
A military coup pushed the Central African nation of Gabon into a state of utter chaos. A group of senior military officers seized power in the capital city of Libreville on 30 August, minutes after the results of the presidential election was announced. The move ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family had held power over the nation for almost 56 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Happened?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Gabon went to polls on 26 August and via the results Bongo was re-elected for a third term with about two-thirds of the votes. The coup leaders, a group of mutinous soldiers, disagreed with the official results and appeared on state TV announcing the cancellation of the election results. According to them, this was the first step taken towards \u2018putting an end to the current regime\u2019. The opposition also stated on 29 August that their candidate Albert Ondo Ossa had won and there had been widespread rigging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The coup leaders defended their move by mentioning that the elections \u2018did not meet the conditions for a transparent, credible, and inclusive ballot so much hoped for by the people of Gabon\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n