Military officers said they had ousted President Ali Bongo, whose family has ruled the oil-rich country since 1967.
A group of military officers in the central African nation of Gabon said that they had seized control of the government. The announcement came after President Ali Bongo was declared the winner of the presidential election.
Photo: Gabon 1ERE/Reutersdeclaring that they have ousted the country’s president. Crowds pour into the streets in support of the coup plotters. Western governments denounce the military takeover and urge, without success, that the president be freed.Continue reading your article with
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