2023 in Gabon

Events in the year 2023 in Gabon.

Incumbents

 * President:
 * Ali Bongo Ondimba
 * Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
 * Prime Minister:
 * Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda (until 9 January);
 * Alain Claude Bilie By Nze
 * Raymond Ndong Sima

Events
Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon


 * 9 January – Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda after Ondimba issued a presidential decree.


 * 26 August – 2023 Gabonese general election:
 * Gabonese citizens vote for a president and members of the parliament.
 * The government imposes a nightly curfew and suspends internet access following the closure of polls, citing the need to prevent violence and misinformation.
 * 30 August – 2023 Gabonese coup d'état: Officers of the Gabonese military undertake a military coup, dissolving the government, closing all borders, and annulling the results of the general election after Ali Bongo Ondimba is declared the winner.
 * 2 September – Gabon's military government reopens the country's borders, three days after its closure.
 * 12 October – Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the former first lady of Gabon, is jailed by the ruling military junta.

Deaths

 * 10 January – Alain da Costa, 87, football manager (USM Libreville, Vantour Mangoungou, national team).
 * 20 January – Michael Moussa Adamo, 62, politician, minister of foreign affairs (since 2022).
 * 25 February – François Engongah Owono, 77, politician, MP (2001–2006).
 * 11 December – Paulin Obame-Nguema, 88, politician, prime minister (1994–1999).