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On 30 August 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo had won the general election held on 26 August. It was the eighth successful coup to occur in West and Central Africa since 2020. The coup's leader Brice Oligui Nguema is part of the Bongo family and overthrew his cousin of Ali ...
Every country in the Coup Belt, except Gabon, has an HDI below 0.500, indicating low human development. Although likely older, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] the term became popular in the 2020s after a string of coups in the early part of the decade, including in Mali in 2020 and 2021 , [ 13 ] Chad , [ 6 ] Guinea , [ 14 ] and Sudan [ 15 ] in 2021, two in ...
Gabon's strategic resources, including uranium and oil, significantly shaped Franco-Gabonese relations during the 1960s. France relied on Gabon's uranium for its Force de frappe (nuclear deterrent) and, following the loss of French Algeria, on Gabon's oil to support its policy of energy independence. [3] In February 1964, French troops ...
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Gabon (/ ɡ ə ˈ b ɒ n / gə-BON; French pronunciation: ⓘ), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
1797, Coup of 18 Fructidor in France: The French Directory, with the support of the military, seizes power and ends the monarchist majority in Parliament. 1799, Coup of 18 Brumaire in France: A bloodless coup d'état overthrew the French Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate , and brought Napoléon Bonaparte to power.
The coup attempt was put down by 10:30 am after the Gabon's Gendarmerie Intervention Group assaulted the Radio Télévision Gabonaise in which the pro-coup forces were holed up. Two pro-coup soldiers were killed in the assault. [11] Officers involved in the coup took hostages which have since been released by Gabonese officials. [2]
List of coups d'état and coup attempts by country#Gabon Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gabonese coup d'état .