{"id":2017416,"date":"2023-08-30T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-officers-in-gabon-seize-power-from-president-ali-bongo-ondimba\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T21:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T01:14:44","slug":"military-officers-in-gabon-seize-power-from-president-ali-bongo-ondimba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-officers-in-gabon-seize-power-from-president-ali-bongo-ondimba\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabon&#8217;s military officers seize power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba."},"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\">20<\/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-officers-in-gabon-seize-power-from-president-ali-bongo-ondimba%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=2017416&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by \u2064-\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth \u200dVolberding<br \/><\/a>5:25\u2062 PM \u2063\u2013 Wednesday, August 30, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In Gabon, where a government takeover is now taking place, President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been\u200d forcibly placed under \u200bhouse arrest. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 A\u200d popular front coup in GABON just ousted the\u2063 French-installed leader Ali Bongo. This follows similar coups that recently took place in Niger,\u200d Mali, Guinea &#038; Burkina Faso. \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ni2cg4YOA9\">pic.twitter.com\/ni2cg4YOA9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jackson Hinkle \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@jacksonhinklle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacksonhinklle\/status\/1696860872566612209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206330, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The announcement follows the electoral commission\u200c of the African state\u2019s proclamation that Bongo had won a third term. The officers, who claimed\u200c to represent the armed forces, reported Bongo\u2019s house arrest during the military invasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is brought to\u2063 the attention of the national \u2062and international community that \u200bAli Bongo Ondimba is \u200bbeing kept under house arrest,\u201d an unnamed<strong> <\/strong>junta spokesperson announced\u200b on\u2062 state TV, also\u2063 explaining that the evicted president is\u2063 surrounded by his \u201cfamily and \u200cdoctors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A military junta is a \u200cgovernment led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means \u201cmeeting\u201d or \u2062\u201ccommittee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, military officers in\u200d Gabon declared\u2063 on national television that they were seizing power from the 64-year-old leader. <\/p>\n<p>Bongo was the third president\u2063 of the oil-rich Central African nation, \u2064serving from 2009 to 2023. <\/p>\n<p>He was also accused \u2063of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onboardmeetings.com\/blog\/cronyism\/\">cronyism<\/a> and corruption in the country, which fueled public disappointment that has reportedly\u2062 been \u2064simmering in \u200cthe nation for years.<\/p>\n<p>The military officer also \u2064mentioned in the broadcast that the election results would be invalidated and that Gabon\u2019s \u2062borders \u2063would be closed. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the officer stated that all organizations in the \u2063country had been\u2062 shut \u2063down and he requested that all Gabonese people \u200d\u201cremain calm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the house arrest led \u2062to ongoing \u2063sounds of gunfire and vivacious celebrations on \u2063the streets of\u2064 Libreville, \u200dthe country\u2019s capital, with many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-officers-in-gabon-seize-power-from-president-ali-bongo-ondimba\/\" title=\"Gabon's military officers seize power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba.\">local residents hugging soldiers<\/a> \u200dand cheering for the likelihood of Bongo\u2019s\u200c presidency to finally \u200ccome to an end. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde6 Gabon celebrates the success\u2063 of their military coup which just OUSTED a French-installed leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wHuQwaA6EP\">pic.twitter.com\/wHuQwaA6EP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Jackson\u200d Hinkle \u200c\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@jacksonhinklle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacksonhinklle\/status\/1696907394347864247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August\u2064 30, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Following the announcement\u200d of the house arrest, a representative for the Committee for the Transition \u2064and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) stated that General Brice Oligui, the commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard and a cousin of Bongo, \u2062had been \u201cunanimously\u201d selected as \u201cpresident of the transition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oligui explained to the French newspaper Le Monde that military\u2062 generals were scheduled to have a meeting on Wednesday in order to choose a leader for the transition of\u200d power, \u2064indicating \u200dthat he has not \u201cyet\u201d asserted\u200b himself as the new president of state in Gabon. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he made remarks regarding Ali Bongo \u200cbeing \u201cretired\u201d and \u200chow he is\u2064 savoring \u201call his rights\u201d as a \u201cnormal Gabonese\u201d\u200b citizen. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the \u200dGabonese\u200b people and guarantor of the protection of institutions, CTRI has decided to defend peace by putting \u2064an end to the regime in place,\u201d a military officer stated in an announcement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gabon is\u2064 now the sixth former French colony\u2064 to be seized by\u200b military leaders\u2062 since 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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