BREAKING: Gabon Coup Leader Sworn In As Interim President

BREAKING: Gabon Coup Leader Sworn In As Interim President

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, was sworn in as interim president on Monday.

He promised to hold “free… (and) transparent elections” after an unspecified period.

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Oligui, head of the elite Republican Guard, led the coup last week against President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family had ruled since 1967. O

ligui pledged to preserve the republican regime and democracy’s achievements.

He plans to hold free and transparent elections after a transitional period, as well as amnesty “prisoners of conscience.” Western countries and organizations have condemned the coup, citing concerns over election irregularities.