At the center of the coup in Gabon is Brice Clothaire Oligui Nguema, the commander-in-chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard, the country's most powerful security unit and a cousin to President Bongo.
Nguema's rise to prominence has been marked by his influential role within Gabon's political and
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