The presidency of the Gabonese Republic, in a press release this Friday, formally denied certain persistent rumors, relayed by social media, announcing the organization of festivities relating to the first edition of the National Liberation Day, on August 30, on the banks of the Ogooué, in Lambaréné (center).
“The Presidency of the Republic wishes to clarify that the first edition of the National Liberation Day, established on August 30 of each year, will indeed take place in Libreville. The timetable for this commemoration will be the subject of a subsequent press release.”we can read.
However, the presidency of the republic indicates that this event which concerns all nine (9) provinces of the country will be held on a rotating basis in the years to come.
National Liberation Day was established on August 30 of each year by a draft decree issued at the end of the Council of Ministers, at its meeting of January 22, 2024. It commemorates the effective seizure of power by the Defense and Security Forces, costing Ali Bongo Ondimba the presidency and putting an end to 55 years of rule by the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG).
It was also created a “National Order of Liberation”whose transitional president, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguéma, was elevated to the dignity of ”Grand Master”. Its aim is to “reward the individuals or civilian and military communities who distinguished themselves in the action of the coup to liberate Gabon on August 30, 2023 and in the progress of the transition ».
Feodora Madiba
2024-08-23 13:16:29
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