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Gabon election: First presidential vote since military coup

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Former President Ali Bongo forced from power 19 months ago by coup mastermind Gen Brice Oligui Nguema .

A total of eight candidates are in the running to become president, with only one woman in the race.

The small oil- and timber-rich central African nation is home to just 2.5 million people.