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Military - note Gabon, in 5 editions.
The entry for Gabon published Military - note in 5 editions of 36, from 2021 to 2025. The text changed in 3 editions. Each is shown as published. Military - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 3
- the first edition with it
- 2021
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Military - note” (2021 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 2021 and 2022.
members of the Gabonese Defense Forces attempted a failed coup in January 2019
members of the Gabonese Defense Forces attempted a failed coup in January 2019
- the Gabonese military is a small and lightly-armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security;
- in August 2023, it seized control of the government in a coup;
- some members of the military attempted a failed coup in 2019;
- the Army’s core forces are the Republican Guard and an airborne infantry battalion, which are supported by several small regionally-based infantry units;
- the Gendarmerie has regionally-based “legions,” as well as mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group;
- the Air Force has a small number of older French-made fighter aircraft and some combat helicopters, also mostly of French origin;
- the Navy has a small force of patrol boats (2023)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
the Gabonese military is a small and lightly-armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; in August 2023, it seized control of the government in a coup; some members of the military attempted a failed coup in 2019; the Army’s core forces are the Republican Guard and an airborne infantry battalion, which are supported by several small regionally-based infantry units; the Gendarmerie has regionally-based “legions,” as well as mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group; the Air Force has a small number of older French-made fighter aircraft and some combat helicopters, also mostly of French origin; the Navy has a small force of patrol boats (2023)
the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation; in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest; the coup leader and chief of the Republican Guard, Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema, was subsequently announced as the leader of a transitional government (2024)
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation; in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest; the coup leader and chief of the Republican Guard, Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema, was subsequently announced as the leader of a transitional government (2024)
- the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security;
- the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation;
- key defense priorities include securing the country's borders and maritime domain;
- it has contributed to regional peacekeeping and joint security operations;
- in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest (2025)
the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation; key defense priorities include securing the country's borders and maritime domain; it has contributed to regional peacekeeping and joint security operations; in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest; the coup leader and chief of the Republican Guard, Gen. Brice OLIGUI Nguema, was subsequently announced as the leader of a transitional government (2024) arrest (2025)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Gabon: Military - note.” The World Factbook, 2021–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/gabon/military-note.