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General Nguema took his oath, pledging to faithfully preserve the republican regime, with the ceremony witnessed by cheering Gabonese citizens
During a televised ceremony on Monday, General Brice Nguema, who led a coup that removed President Ali Bongo Ondimba, a cousin of the ousted president, was officially sworn in as Gabon’s interim president by the country’s constitutional court.
The recent military takeover, orchestrated by Nguema, has seemingly disrupted the longstanding political dominance of the Bongo family in Gabon, which has spanned several decades. Ali Bongo, aged 64, assumed power after the lengthy rule of his father, Omar Bongo, who maintained a firm grip on the Central African nation for over four decades until his passing in 2009.
Before last Wednesday’s coup, Ali Bongo, who had been in office for nearly 14 years, was declared the winner of a contentious presidential election marked by voting delays and internet disruptions. Additionally, the Bongo administration had hindered foreign press coverage of the election.
“I swear before God and the Gabonese people to faithfully preserve the republican regime,” said Mr Nguema during his swearing-in ceremony, witnessed by cheering Gabonese on Monday.
