General Brice Oligui Nguema overthrew Gabon's 55-year Bongo dynasty last week, ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba, and will be sworn in as the country's 'transitional president' on Monday, taking control for an unspecified period.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - The general who came to power in Gabon's coup last week is to be sworn in as "transitional president" on Monday, taking control for an unspecified period after overthrowing the country's 55-year Bongo dynasty.
The coup leaders said they had dissolved the nation's institutions, cancelled the election results, and closed the borders, later adding they had decided to reopen them. He has repeated his promise to organise "free, transparent, credible and peaceful elections", without specifying when they would take place but saying that a new constitution must first be adopted by referendum.
Several Western countries and organisations have condemned the coup while acknowledging that it is different to others on the continent due to concerns over the credibility of the vote itself.
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