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Coup: Gabonese take to streets to celebrate military takeover (video)
Thousands of Gabonese citizens and residents have taken to the streets to celebrate the military coup that ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his government.
Earlier, dozens of Gabonese soldiers appeared on television on Wednesday morning and announced they were “putting an end to the current regime” and the cancellation of the election that, according to official results, Bongo won.
……Videos of Gabonese marching through the streets showed jubilant residents waving their national flag and thanking their military for liberating them.
A Twitter user with the handle @MuchTalksBlog1 who shared the video described the mood of the Gabonese as that of an overwhelming joy.
The user wrote: “GABON HAPPENING NOW LIVE. Gabonese are currently out on the streets celebrating and thanking their military for liberating them. The joy is overwhelming.”
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HAPPENING NOW LIVE
Gabonese are currently out on the streets celebrating and thanking their military for liberating them.
The joy is overwhelming
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Gabonese. Togo. Cameroon. Breaking News. Chicago University. Thiefnubu. Ramsey Noah. Ecowas. Peter Obi pic.twitter.com/8keOdn4TI5— Chinaza Ⓜ️ (@MuchTalksBlog1) August 30, 2023
…….Meanwhile, the coup leaders had while announcing the cancellation of the results one of the soldiers said “all the institutions of the republic” had been dissolved.
“We have decided to defend the peace by putting an end to the current regime”, one of the soldiers said on TV channel Gabon 24, adding that he was speaking on behalf of the “Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions”.
“To this end, the general elections of 26 August 2023 and the truncated results are canceled,” he added.
“All the institutions of the republic are dissolved: the government, the Senate, the National Assembly, and the Constitutional Court,” he added, announcing the closure of the country’s borders “until further notice”.
Among the soldiers were members of the Republican Guard as well as soldiers of the regular army and police officers.
The statement was also broadcast on Gabon 1 public television. AFP journalists heard gunfire in several districts of Libreville during the statement.
The announcement came shortly after the national election authority said Bongo, who has been in power for 14 years, had won a third term in Saturday’s election with 64.27 percent of the vote.
Bongo, 64, succeeded his father Omar as president in 2009. He has been facing health challenges since suffering a stroke in 2018. His absence from public appearances has fueled speculation about his ability to govern.
…..He rigged the election last week to secure a third term with 64.27% of the vote, according to Newsflash Nigeria. During the election, he shut down the internet, removed the names of those candidates contesting against him in ballot papers, and stopped international observers and journalists from covering the election.
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