The Gabonese military officers who seized power earlier this week in the African country Wednesday announced General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, chief of the Republican Guard, was to be appointed president of the transitional committee.
A group of military officers making up the so-called Committee for the Transition and Restoration of the Institutions of Gabon seized power Wednesday in the African country, announcing the end to the current regime through a TV broadcast. The rebels also said they had dissolved all government institutions and annulled last Saturday's elections.