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The U.S. Formally Concludes That a Coup Took Place in Gabon

The United States has suspended most financial assistance to Gabon in response to August's military takeover. A group of army officers led by General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, chief of the Republican Guard, placed President Ali Bongo under house arrest on Aug, 30 and seized power. General Nguema was designated president of a committee aimed at eventually returning power to a civilian government.

"The United States reaffirms our commitment to support Gabon in conducting a timely and durable transition to democratic civilian governance," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in his statement. "We will resume our assistance alongside concrete actions by the transitional government toward establishing democratic rule."

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Aliou Goloko

The Senate building in Gabon.

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