Soldiers included members from the gendarme and other factions of the security forces.
President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba was seeking to extend his family’s 55-year political dynasty
The soldiers, including members from the gendarme, the republican guard and other factions of the security forces, called for calm among the population. There were fears of violence before the election due to deep-seated grievances among the population of some 800,000 people.After last week’s vote, the Central African nation’s communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, said on state television that there would a nightly curfew from 7pm to 6am.
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