A group of military officers sacked Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo just four days after he was re-elected on Saturday.
A group of twelve officials made the announcement after Gabon’s electoral authorities announced early Wednesday morning that President Bongo had won a third term.
Gabon Coup: Military Arrest Ousted President Ali Bongo, Son
Below are nine things you should know about the ousted President of Gabon.
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Alain Bernard Bongo, commonly known as Ali Bongo, was born on February 9, 1959.
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His father was Omar Bongo, President of Gabon from 1967 until he died in 2009.
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Ali Bongo came from Brazzaville.
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His mother gave birth to him when she was eighteen.
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Under his father’s presidency he served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs from
1989 until 1991, from which he represented Bongoville as a Deputy in the National Assembly until 1999, and from 1999 he served as Minister of Defense until 2009. -
He won the 2009 presidential election in Gabon after the death of his father.
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He was re-elected in his 2016 election marred by fraud, arrests, abuses, protests, and post-election violence.
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Bongo was married to Silvia Valentin (French) and Inge Lynn Collins Bongo (American), but divorced in 1994 and 2015.
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He has one daughter, Malika Bongo Ondimba, and three adopted sons, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, Jalil Bongo Ondimba, and Bilal Bongo. They were adopted children with Silvia in 2002.
