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Gabonese leader Brice Oligui Nguema appoints a new parliament with 98 members, including opposition leaders and pro-Bongo politicians.
2023-10-9

Gabon's military government reopens the country's borders, three days after they were closed.
2023-09-2

The African Union announces the suspension of Gabon's membership after the country's military instigates a coup d'état.
2023-08-31

Officers of the Gabonese military depose president Ali Bongo and annul the results of the general election in which Bongo was declared the winner. They also dissolve the government and close all borders.
2023-08-30

Gabon's main opposition parties field former education minister Albert Ondo Ossa as their presidential candidate in the upcoming election, challenging the incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba who seeks a third term.
2023-08-18

Two United Nation peacekeepers, from Gabon and Morocco, are killed in an ambush by anti-balaka insurgents near Bangassou, Central African Republic, according to MINUSCA.
2021-01-18

Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Julien Nkoghe Bekale as the country's new prime minister after a failed coup that happened five days ago.
2019-01-12

Gabonese citizens vote in the second round of the latest legislative election.
2018-10-27

One of the largest hauls of illegal chimpanzee and gorilla parts is seized by officials in Gabon.
2011-01-20

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi reaches 41 years in power; there are less than 24 months left until he is scheduled to become Africa's longest serving ruler, overtaking former Gabonese President Omar Bongo who died in 2009.
2011-01-16