Deposed Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been freed from house arrest and may travel abroad for medical treatment, the county's junta ruled.
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Raymond Ndong Sima, an economist, was named"prime minister of the transition," according to a statement read on state television by Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi, spokesman for the transition committee. Col. Manfoumbi also said on Wednesday that the ousted president is"free to move given his state of health.""He can, if he wishes, go abroad to carry out his medical checks," he said.
The 64-year-old Ondimba was toppled on Aug. 30 amid a resurgence of coups in parts of Africa. Shortly after he was declared the winner of a disputed election that would have extended his family’s 55-year reign. He succeeded his father, Omar Bongo, in 2009.
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