Brice Oligui Nguema is a Gabonese military officer who has served as President of Gabon since May 3, 2025, having first taken power as transitional leader following the August 2023 coup that ousted Ali Bongo and ended more than five decades of Bongo family rule. He was formally elected president on April 12, 2025, with over 90 percent of the vote in Gabon's first election since the coup, running as an independent under his own Rally of Builders platform.
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Political RoleChairman, Committee for Transition & Restoration 1 Political RoleChief of Secret Service, Gabonese Republican Guard 1 Political RoleCommander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard 1 Political RoleDirector-General of the Special Service 1 Political RoleMinister of Defense and Security 1 Political Role Sources
1. Brice Oligui Nguema - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
2. Brice Oligui Nguema (Wikipedia)
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born 3 March 1975
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1975-03-03
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He was formally elected president on April 12, 2025, with over 90 percent of the vote in Gabon's first election since the coup, running as an independent under his own Rally of Builders platform.
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