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The Flip Side: The coup in Gabon

September 11, 2023

General Brice Oligui Nguema was recently sworn in as Gabon's interim president after a coup. Many saw the military takeover as a result of the frustration that had accumulated over the decades of rule by the Bongo family. But coups are not the only way to remove long-serving leaders.

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