Brice Oligui Nguema is named transitional leader after the overthrow of President Ali Bongo.
By George WrightArmy officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the West African state's transitional leader.
The deposed President, Ali Bongo, has appeared in a video at his home, calling on his "friends all over the world" to "make noise" on his behalf.Mr Bongo's overthrow ended his family's 55-year hold on power.They said they had annulled the results of Saturday's election in which Mr Bongo was declared the winner but which the opposition said was fraudulent.
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