Key moments in Gabon's coup

Moments after Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power for 14 years, is proclaimed the winner of presidential elections held on August 26, the army goes on TV on August 30 to say it is "putting an end to the current regime".

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Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema speaks as he is inaugurated as Gabon's interim President, in Libreville on September 4, 2023. AFP

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The swearing-in of Gabonese coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema as interim president on Monday seals the downfall of the Bongo dynasty that ruled the oil-rich central African country

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