Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
Brice Oligui | |
|---|---|
| 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 49–50) Ngouoni, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon[1] |
| Alma mater | Omar Bongo University Meknes Royal Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Gabon Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions |
| Branch/service | Gabonese Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general[2] |
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] He then won the 2025 presidential election by a wide margin.[4]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Gabon : le président Brice Oligui Nguema a prêté serment, 19 mois après la destitution d'Ali Bongo". Le Figaro. Retrieved 3 May 2025.