Returning Gabon opposition chief still claims he won

[WorldNews]

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Gabon's opposition leader Jean Ping once more declared himself "president-elect" as he returned home Saturday, claiming he had the support of multiple foreign countries after a month abroad. The re-election of President Ali Bongo in August sparked deadly unrest in oil-rich Gabon as Ping's opposition cried foul. "All the embassies know with certainty that it was I, Jean Ping, who you elected president of the Gabonese Republic on August 27," Ping told supporters who turned out at the airport to meet him, while hundreds of others gathered at his headquarters in Libreville.

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