2023 Gabonese coup d'état

2023 Gabonese coup d'état
	Part of the aftermath of the 2023 Gabonese general election
	; Map of Gabon
Date	30 August 2023
Location	Gabon
Result	Coup d'état successful President Ali Bongo removed from power; Military takes control,; Brice Oligui announced as interim president;
Belligerents
Government of Gabon Gabonese Democratic Party;	Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions Republican Guard;
Commanders and leaders
Ali Bongo Ondimba	Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

A coup d'état happened in Gabon on 30 August 2023. It happened because the military did not agree with the results of the general election held on 26 August. Ali Bongo Ondimba was announced to have won the election on 30 August, and the coup happened shortly after.

It is the seventh successful coup to happen in West and Central Africa since 2020. The others happened in Mali (twice), Guinea, Burkina Faso (twice) and Niger.[1]

References

"Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election". CNN. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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[cnn-1] "Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election". CNN. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.