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Brice Oligui Nguema

President of Gabon, 2023 to present

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The head of the presidential guard who led the 2023 coup against his cousin Ali Bongo, then won the 2025 presidential election with about 90% of the vote.

Brice Oligui Nguema sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning traditional on culture and leaning nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Brice Oligui Nguema sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Brice Oligui Nguema

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%

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