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Rest of World News: A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state ele

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Military officers in Gabon have seized power and placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest after the announcement that he had won a third term. The officers declared that the election results were cancelled, closed borders, and dissolved state institutions. They claim to represent all security and defence forces in Gabon.

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Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose ouster has been announced by rebel officers, came to power in 2009, succeeding his father Omar, the countrys ruler for more than four decades. Prior to Wednesdays dramatic announcement, Bongos spell in office was marked by disputed elections and a strok ..

Senior officers in the Gabonese military have seized power in the oil-rich Central African state, after announcing the coup on national tele...

Sources said Wednesday that the Gabonese army arrested a South Korean who works there as a secretary to the first lady. A source told the Yonhap News

Military officers declared they had seized power in Gabon on Wednesday after the Central African states election body announced President Ali Bongos re-election. Here is what we know... -Today at 11:51 am- MarketScreener

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN GABON? In the early hours of Wednesday, Gabonese military officers appeared on national television and proclaimed they had taken power less than an hour after the election commission said Bongo had won a third term in the presidential election. The opposition had denounced the Aug. 26 vote as fraudulent, which Bongo's campaign denied.