Gabon's new military leader was sworn in as the head of state on September 4 less than a week after ousting the President whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and …
Dressed in the red ceremonial costume of the Republican Guard, Oligui also swore to ‘preserve the achievements of democracy’, at the ceremony held before judges of the Constitutional Court General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising to hold “free… transparent elections” …
Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in Gabon’s capital Libreville and promised credible elections. Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state on Monday, less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in …
Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as head of state Monday less than a week after ousting the president, whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in …