Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema


Brice Oligui
Transitional President of Gabon
Assumed office
4 September 2023
Prime MinisterRaymond Ndong Sima
Preceded byAli Bongo Ondimba
Chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions
Assumed office
30 August 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byGrégoire Kouna
Personal details
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Ngouoni, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon[1]
Alma materOmar Bongo University
Meknes Royal Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Gabon
Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions
Branch/service Gabonese Army
RankBrigadier 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

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup". Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. "Gabon : le président Brice Oligui Nguema a prêté serment, 19 mois après la destitution d'Ali Bongo". Le Figaro. Retrieved 3 May 2025.