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Gabon announces presidential election to end military rule
Transitional president, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has ruled the oil-rich country since seizing power in a 2023 coup, ending decades of rule by the Bongo dynasty.
Transitional president of Gabon Brice Oligui Nguema arrives to attend the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the "Cite internationale de la langue francaise" in the castle of Villers-Cotterets, north-eastern France, on October 4, 2024. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Gabon's transitional government said Thursday that presidential elections would be held on April 12, a key step towards re-establishing civilian rule promised by the ruling junta.
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