Brice Oligui Nguema

Brigade General
Brice Oligui
Transitional President of Gabon
Assumed office
4 September 2023
Prime MinisterRaymond Ndong Sima
Vice PresidentJoseph Owondault Berre[1]
Preceded byAli Bongo
Chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions
Assumed office
30 August 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byGrégoire Kouna
Personal details
Born (1975-03-03) 3 March 1975 (age 49)[2]
Ngouoni, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon[3]
SpouseZita Nyangue Oligui
Alma materOmar Bongo University
Meknes Royal Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance Gabon
Gabon Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions
Branch/service Gabonese Army
RankBrigade general[4]

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (French pronunciation: [bʁis klɔ.tɛʁ ɔ.li.gi ŋgɛ.ma], born 3 March 1975) is a Gabonese military officer serving as Transitional President of Gabon, chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions[5] and the Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard.[6][7][8] He is believed to have played a key part in the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état overthrowing Ali Bongo.

  1. ^ "Gabon: Joseph Owondault Berre nommé vice-président de la transition". ACP (in French). 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Olivier, Mathieu (30 October 2023). "Au Gabon, Brice tout-puissant, tombeur des Bongo". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Gabon coup: General Oligui leads the charge as Bongo clan rivalries reach boiling point". Africa Intelligence. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Putsch au Gabon : le général Oligui prêtera serment lundi, l'opposition réclame le pouvoir". leparisien.fr (in French). 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup". Anadolu Agency. Kigali, Rwanda. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Qui est Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, le Général à la tête de la transition gabonaise ?". Cameroun Actuel (in French). 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ Agbehonou, Kané; edem.fiadjoe (30 August 2023). "Qui est Brice Oligui Nguema, le général à la tête du Coup d'État au Gabon ?". AfrikBuzz (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Putsch au Gabon: qui est le général Brice Clotaire, formé à l'Académie de Meknès?". H24info.ma (in French). 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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