Brigade General Brice Oligui | |
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Transitional President of Gabon | |
Assumed office 4 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Raymond Ndong Sima |
Vice President | Joseph Owondault Berre[1] |
Preceded by | Ali Bongo |
Chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions | |
Assumed office 30 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Commander-in-Chief of the Gabonese Republican Guard | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Preceded by | Grégoire Kouna |
Succeeded by | Antoine Balekidra |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Ngouoni, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon[3] | 3 March 1975
Spouse | Zita Nyangue Oligui |
Alma mater | Omar Bongo University Meknes Royal Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Gabon Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions |
Branch/service | Gabonese Army |
Rank | Brigade 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.