Cliff Notes – Gabon ex-junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema becomes president. Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup against Ali Bongo, is inaugurated as Gabon’s…
Brice Oligui Nguema, head of Gabon’s military junta, won 90.35% of the vote in the first election not under the Bongo family’s influence in 50 years, with a notably high turnout of 70.40%.