{"id":2017216,"date":"2023-08-30T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-leaders-declare-coup-in-central-african-nation-vow-to-dissolve-all-institutions-of-the-republic\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T18:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:28:15","slug":"military-leaders-declare-coup-in-central-african-nation-vow-to-dissolve-all-institutions-of-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-leaders-declare-coup-in-central-african-nation-vow-to-dissolve-all-institutions-of-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Military leaders stage coup in Central African nation, pledge to dismantle all state institutions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilitary-leaders-declare-coup-in-central-african-nation-vow-to-dissolve-all-institutions-of-the-republic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017216&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Top Military\u200b Leaders Declare Coup in Gabon Following Controversial Election<\/h2>\n<p>Amid allegations of a\u200d fraudulent election, military \u2064leaders in Gabon, a central\u200b African nation, have declared a coup shortly after President \u200bAli Bongo Ondimba was \u2062re-elected. This marks the eighth coup in\u200b the region since 2020 \u200bif \u2063successful, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cToday \u200bthe country is undergoing a \u200dsevere \u200binstitutional, political,\u2063 economic, and social crisis,\u201d\u2063 the\u2063 military officers said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-legislature-approves-bill-barring-employers-from-requiring-workers-to-get-vaccinated\/\" title=\"Montana Legislature Approves Bill Barring Employers From Requiring Workers To Get Vaccinated\">video message announcing<\/a> the attempted coup. \u201cOn \u200bbehalf of the Gabonese people and guarantor of the protection of institutions, CTRI [the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions] has decided to defend peace by putting an \u2064end to the regime in place,\u201d\u200d an officer added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The coup leaders\u200c have detained President Bongo and canceled the\u200d election \u2063results. Bongo&#8217;s inner circle has \u2062also been\u2064 arrested on charges of betrayal and \u200dembezzlement.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bBongo&#8217;s call for his\u200b supporters to\u2062 &#8220;make noise,&#8221; the demonstrations \u200din the streets seem to be in support of the military \u2064coup, with crowds \u200ccelebrating \u200cand thanking the army.<\/p>\n<h3>General Brice\u200b Oligui Nguema \u2063Named Leader of the Military Junta<\/h3>\n<p>General Brice Oligui \u200cNguema, head of the Republican Guard unit responsible for protecting the\u2064 president, has been named the leader \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considers-reinstating-burma-sanctions-axed-by-top-asia-adviser\/\" title=\"Biden Considers Reinstating Burma Sanctions Axed by Top Asia Adviser\">military junta<\/a> and transitional government. He\u200c is reportedly the cousin of President Bongo. Footage shows\u2063 him being \u2063paraded \u200dthrough the streets\u200d while fellow soldiers cheer and civilians shout &#8220;freedom,&#8221;\u200b according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>In the controversial election, \u2064Bongo was \u200ddeclared the \u200bwinner with 65% of the vote. However, the election\u2063 was widely\u2064 viewed as fraudulent due to various \u2063irregularities and the government&#8217;s\u200c actions to \u2063limit transparency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO \u2063GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coup in Gabon follows a similar power \u200cseizure in\u2063 Niger\u2062 last month, \u200bhighlighting\u200c the ongoing political instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Gabon&#8217;s oil\u2063 wealth, a significant portion of the\u200b population lives in poverty. The events in Gabon have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-leaders-declare-coup-in-central-african-nation-vow-to-dissolve-all-institutions-of-the-republic\/\" title=\"Military leaders stage coup in Central African nation, pledge to dismantle all state institutions.\">drawn \u2062international \u200bconcern<\/a>, with \u2063the White House expressing\u200b deep \u2063concern and\u2062 pledging support for the \u2063people&#8217;s demand for democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, the\u200b future of \u200bGabon remains uncertain, with\u200b the military junta \u2062now\u2063 in control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top military leaders in Gabon, a central African nation, staged a coup shortly after a fraudulent re-election of President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled for over 50 years. 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