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🇬🇦 Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
President of Gabon since August 30, 2023
How long has Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been in office for 1,097 days as President of Gabon, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Gabon is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
1,097 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Gabon usually stay in office?
Gabon has had 7 leaders in the office we track since 1960. A completed tenure has averaged 3,288 days (about 9.0 years), and the longest was Omar Bongo at 15,165 days. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has served 1,097 days so far, 67% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Ali Bongo Ondimba, served 5,066 days. Gabon is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Gabon |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Democratic Union of Builders |
| Born | March 3, 1975 (age 51) |
| Took office | August 30, 2023 (aged 48) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 8th President of Gabon |
| Preceded by | Ali Bongo Ondimba |
| Vs. average | 1,097 days served — 67% shorter than the historical average of 3,288 days (so far) |
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