Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
Gabonese military officer
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is a Gabonese politician and military officer. He became the Transitional President of Gabon by replacing his cousin, Ali Bongo Ondimba and putting him under house arrest in a 2023 coup.[3]
Brice Oligui | |
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Transitional President of Gabon | |
Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Raymond Ndong Sima |
Preceded by | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
Chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions | |
Assumed office 30 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Preceded by | Grégoire Kouna |
Personal details | |
Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Ngouoni, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon[1] |
Alma mater | Omar Bongo University Meknes Royal Military Academy |
Military service | |
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Rank | Brigadier general[2] |
References
change- ↑ "Gabon coup: General Oligui leads the charge as Bongo clan rivalries reach boiling point". Africa Intelligence. 2023-08-30. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ↑ "Putsch au Gabon : le général Oligui prêtera serment lundi, l'opposition réclame le pouvoir". leparisien.fr (in French). 2023-08-31. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ↑ "General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup". Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 2 September 2023.