The Coup d’État as a Democratic Response to the Pseudo-Coup
Gabonese security forces in Libreville on Aug. 30, 2023. A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime" and scrapping official election results that had handed another term to veteran President Ali Bongo Ondimba. AFP via Getty Images
How societies view and respect modern governmental hierarchies and the formal expression of democracy has been changing in the past few decades. This was profoundly demonstrated by the attempted pseudo-coup in Gabon on Aug. 30, which triggered a real coup.
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
