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Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot

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Associate professor of political science, St. Petersburg College

Gabonese woman embracing a soldier after the announcement of the coup. Desirey Minkoh/Afrikimages agency/Universal images group via Getty images

September 1, 2023

Gabon coup: Bongo’s rule ended by failed promises and shifting alliances

Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, St. Petersburg College

Failed developmental promises, ever shifting domestic elite alliances and popular demand for better living conditions contributed to the military removal of Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba.

Campaign ads for Ali Bongo in his successful 2009 bid to succeed his father as president of Gabon. The Bongo family has lead Gabon uninterrupted for over 50 years. Reuters/Daniel Magnowski

April 1, 2019

As its ruling dynasty withers, Gabon – a US ally and guardian of French influence in Africa – ponders its future

Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, University of Tampa

Gabon’s strongman president, Ali Bongo, is barely clinging to power after contested elections, a stroke and a coup attempt. The Bongo family has run this stable central African nation for 52 years.

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