Top military officials in Gabon appeared on television on Wednesday and announced that they had ended the regime of President Ali Bongo.
Bongo is the son of Omar Bongo, the leader of the dominant Gabonese Democratic Party . Omar Bongo was the dictator of the country from 1967 to his death in 2009, handing over power to his son. Before 1990, Omar Bongo made it illegal for other political parties to exist.“First, term limits were removed from the constitution in 2003, ensuring that Bongo could serve as president for life,” the African outletdetailed prior to this weekend’s election.
A general view of the street after Gabonese army officers announced that they had seized power in Libreville, Gabon on August 30, 2023. Bongo of a long list of human rights abuses including: Bongo is a close ally of the Chinese Communist Party’s, signing Gabon up for Beijing’s predatory Belt and Road Initiative and most recently
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