Raymond Ndong Sima was a prominent opponent to ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Meanwhile, the military also said that the deposed president was "free" to leave the country for medical tests if he wished.
Gabon's coup leaders have announced the appointment as interim prime minister of Raymond Ndong Sima, a prominent opponent to deposed president Ali Bongo. Sima had previously served as prime minister under Bongo from 2012 to 2014.Raymond Ndong Sima was a prominent opponent to ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba. Meanwhile, the military also said that the deposed president was"free" to leave the country for medical tests if he wished.
He then became a staunch critic and competed against him in elections in 2016 and 2023. He fared poorly at the latest polls, whose results announcing Bongo's contentious win were soon followed by the military coup.Also on Thursday, a mediator from a regional economic bloc said that the military junta was ready to draw up a"roadmap" for a return to diplomatic rule.
But it then sent an envoy, Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera, to Libreville for talks with coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema. Under Nguema's leadership, the military seized power, annulling a recent presidential election minutes after Bongo was announced the winner. Bongo had ruled the country since 2009, while his father Omar Bongo had ruled for 42 years before him.
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