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2023 Gabonese Local Elections
The 2023 Gabonese local elections were held on 26 August 2023, alongside the general election for the President and Parliament and departmental elections the same day. A coup d'état began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled. References 2023 elections in Africa Local elections August 2023 in Africa Local Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria ... Annulled elections {{Africa-election-stub ...
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2023 Gabonese General Election
General elections were held in Gabon on 26 August 2023. Incumbent president Ali Bongo ran for re-election, representing the Gabonese Democratic Party, which had ruled the country continuously since its independence from France in 1960, including 41 years under Bongo's father, Omar. Bongo was declared the winner on 30 August. However, a coup d'état began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled. Local and departmental elections were held the same day. Background The previous presidential election was held on 27 August 2016. On the day after the elections, opposition leader Jean Ping declared victory and said that he was "waiting for the outgoing president to call to congratulate me," although no results had been officially announced. Only the electoral commission was legally permitted to announce results, and the Minister of the Interior, Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya, accused Ping of "attempt ngto manipulate the democratic process," while Bongo said ...
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President Of Gabon
The president of Gabon () is the head of state and Head of government, government of Gabon. A total of three people have served as president (not counting the collective head of state, one disputed president, three acting presidents and one transitional president) since the post was formed in 1960. The current president, Brice Oligui Nguema, took power in a 2023 Gabonese coup d'état, coup on 30 August 2023 from Ali Bongo. He was eventually elected to the presidency in the 2025 Gabonese presidential election, 2025 presidential election. Description of the office Election The president of the republic is elected for a presidential term of seven years, universal suffrage, universal and direct election, direct suffrage, as per the 2024 Constitution of Gabon, Constitution.Constitution of the Gabonese Republic, 2024, Article 42. Journal Officiel de la République Gabonaise, https://journal-officiel.ga/21489-002-r-2024-/ The president is eligible for re-election once, with a maximum ...
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Parliament Of Gabon
The Parliament of Gabon consists of two chambers: *The Senate ( Upper Chamber) *The National Assembly ( Lower Chamber) The Parliament was suspended following the coup d'état four days after the 2023 general election. It was then replaced by a Transitional Parliament until new elections in 2025. See also * Politics of Gabon * List of legislatures by country * Legislative branch References External links National Assembly Politics of Gabon Political organizations based in Gabon Gabon Gabon Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
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2023 Gabonese Departmental Elections
The 2023 Gabonese departmental elections were held on 26 August 2023, alongside the general election for the President and Parliament and local elections the same day. A coup d'état A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ... began shortly afterward, leading to the election results being annulled. References 2023 elections in Africa Departmental August 2023 in Africa Departmental Annulled elections {{Africa-election-stub ...
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2023 Gabonese Coup D'état
On 30 August 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo had won the general election held on 26 August. It was the eighth successful coup to occur in West and Central Africa since 2020. The coup's leader Brice Oligui Nguema is part of the Bongo family and overthrew his cousin Ali Bongo. The coup brought an end to the 56-year-long rule of the father-and-son duo Omar and Ali Bongo over Gabon. It has been described by some as a palace coup. Background Since independence from France in 1960, Gabon has primarily been ruled by the Bongo family starting with President Omar Bongo in 1967 and, following his death in 2009, by his son Ali Bongo Ondimba. Ali Bongo was re-elected in an election in 2016 which prompted a failed coup attempt in 2019. During the rule of the Bongo family the country had been plagued by accusations of corruption and nepotism, several elections had been tainted by reports of fraud or irregularities ...
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2023 Elections In Africa
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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2023 In Gabon
Events in the year 2023 in Gabon. Incumbents * President: ** Ali Bongo Ondimba ** Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema * Prime Minister: ** Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (until 9 January); ** Alain Claude Bilie By Nze ** Raymond Ndong Sima Events ''Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon'' * 9 January – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda after Ondimba issued a presidential decree. * 26 August – 2023 Gabonese general election: ** Gabonese citizens vote for a president and members of the parliament. ** The government imposes a nightly curfew and suspends internet access following the closure of polls, citing the need to prevent violence and misinformation. *30 August – 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: Officers of the Gabonese military undertake a military coup, dissolving the government, closing all borders, and annulling the results of the general elec ...
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August 2023 In Africa
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary I ...
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Elections In Gabon
Elections in Gabon take place within the framework of a presidential system, presidential multi-party democracy with the Gabonese Democratic Party, in power since independence, as the Dominant-party system, dominant party. The President of Gabon, President and National Assembly (Gabon), National Assembly are directly elected, whilst the Senate (Gabon), Senate is indirectly elected. Electoral history Pre-independence Following World War II, Gabon (in a combined constituency with French Congo, began to elect members to the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly. The French legislative election, 1945 (Gabon–Moyen Congo), first elections took place in October 1945, with voters split into two colleges; the First College for French citizens and the Second for non-citizens. Gabriel d'Arboussier was elected by the First College, and although Gabonese politician Jean-Hilaire Aubame received the most votes in the Second College, the election went to a second round, where he ...
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