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Gabon’s military says deposed President Ali Bongo ‘free’ to travel abroad

Gabon's former president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, makes a statement after his country's military seized power on August 30, 2023 [File: Video obtained by Reuters]

Gabon’s deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, the military which removed him from power last month has said.

Bongo was toppled from power on August 30, shortly after being declared the winner of much-criticised elections that would have seen him extend his 14-year rule as president.

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