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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician, former commissioned officer, military officer and dictator who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1982. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Equatorial Guinea), Supreme Military Council from 1979 to 1982. As of 2025, he is the List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office, longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world, followed by Paul Biya of Cameroon. After graduating from military school in Zaragoza, Spain, Obiang held multiple positions under the presidency of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, including director of the notorious Black Beach prison. He ousted Macías in a 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état, military coup in 1979 and took control of the country as president and chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Equatorial Guinea), Supreme Military Council. After the country's nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fang People
The Fang people, also known as Fãn or Pahouin, are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic group found in Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon.Fang people Encyclopædia Britannica Representing about 85% of the total population of Equatorial Guinea, concentrated in the Río Muni region, the Fang people are its largest ethnic group. The Fang are also the largest ethnic group in Gabon, making up about a quarter of the population. Language The Fang people speak the Fang language, also known as Pahouin or Pamue or Pangwe. The language is a Northwest Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages.FangEthnologue< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Elá Nseng
Salvador Elá Nseng Abegue (1940 – 1 June 2022) was an Equatorial Guinean military leader, politician, and diplomat. Biography Salvador Elá Nseng was born in Añisoc, a member of the Fang ethnic group. From 1963 to 1965 he trained at the General Military Academy in Zaragoza, Spain, along with other future leaders such as Teodoro Obiang and Eulogio Oyó. He came to hold the rank of captain. Elá Nseng was key in the dismantling of the , when he notified President Francisco Macías Nguema of the attempt and helped him to quell it militarily. During the dictatorship of Macías Nguema, he served as governor of Río Muni, and was a prison official in Bata, responsible for the execution of several political prisoners. He fell out of favor after being implicated in the . He was imprisoned at Black Beach, and was released by Teodoro Obiang at midnight on 2 August 1979. He was one of the imprisoned military men who joined the so-called " Liberty Coup", being responsible for l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Forces Of Equatorial Guinea
The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (; ; ) consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members. There is also a gendarmerie, but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea. Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang, and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema. History The Armed Forces were reorganized in 1979. In 1988, the United States donated a 68-foot patrol boat to the Equatoguinean navy to patrol its exclusive economic zone. The U.S. patrol boat ''Isla de Bioko'' is no longer operational. U.S. military-to-military engagement has been dormant since 1997 (the year of the last Joint Comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armengol Ondo Nguema
Armengol Ondo Nguema (born 3 February 1970) is the younger brother of Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang, as well as the head of the president's Israeli-trained security detail. He was, until recently, the head of national security. He may have been forced to retire from this position due to his business links to Nick du Toit, who was a leading figure in an abortive coup d'etat in 2004. Nguema shares ownership of ''Triple Options'', a security company with du Toit. The president's son and likely heir, Teodorín Nguema Obiang, reportedly attacked his uncle after discovering the link. Armengol also owns vast properties in Virginia. He is bitterly opposed to the succession of his nephew to the presidency, and presents himself as a stalking horse A stalking horse is a figure used to test a concept or mount a challenge on behalf of a third party. If the idea proves viable or popular, the third party can then declare its interest and advance the concept with little risk of failu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima
Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima (born 1975) is an Equatorial Guinean politician who has served as Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning since February 2023. He previously served as Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea. Early life Mbega was born on 2 November 1972 in Mongomo, the son of Teodoro Obiang and Obiang's second wife, Celestina Lima, originally from São Tomé and Príncipe. He graduated with a degree in economics from Alma College, in the United States. He is married to the daughter of Florencio Mayé, Virginia Esther Mayé, and has one son and two daughters. He is a linguist with fluency in the English language, French and Spanish. Political life Mbega has served in the oil and gas sector since 1997. Between 1998 and 2000, he served as Government Representative in the Equity of the State in the Products Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and further functioned as Presidential Advisor for Hydrocarbons. He also served as Secretary of State for Mines and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constancia Mangue
Constancia Mangue Nsue Okomo (born 20 August 1952), also known as Constancia Mangue de Obiang, is the First Lady of Equatorial Guinea. She is the wife of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and mother of First Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 25 June 1968, nicknamed Teodorín and Teddy) is an Equatoguinean politician who has served as the first vice president of Equatorial Guinea since 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, president of Equa .... References External links * 1952 births Living people First ladies of Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean women in politics {{EquatorialGuinea-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colegio Nacional Enrique Nvó Okenve
Colegio Nacional Enrique Nvó Okenve (or Enrique Nvó Okenve National College) is a college in Equatorial Guinea. The college has two campuses, based in the cities of Bata (seat) and Malabo. It was originally created in 1959, under Spanish colonial administration, under the name of ''Centro Laboral La Salle de Bata''. After independence in 1968, the college was renamed to honor Enrique Nvó Okenve, a martyr for independence and founder of the Idea Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial. Okenve's nationalist ideas and his rise to power in sections of northern Río Muni concerned Spanish-appointed Governor-General Faustino Ruiz González, who has been alleged to be responsible for contract killers who assassinated Okenve in 1959. Renovation of the Malabo site and reconditioning of the Bata site has been funded by USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the United States government that has been responsible for administering civilian United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United National Workers' Party
The United National Workers' Party (, PUNT) was a political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was the only political party in the country from 1970 to 1979, during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. History The PUNT was created and led by Francisco Macías Nguema, former leader of the Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea (IPGE) and, since the independence from Spain, President of Equatorial Guinea (confirmed by the 1968 general election). The party was officially founded on 7 July 1970 on the structure of the United National Party (, PUN), existing from January to February of that same year. The PUN was formed in January 1970, after Macías issued a decree suppressing all existing political parties in the country. Previously, in December 1968, Macías had already announced that there would soon be a single party to "unify ideas". Macías assumed the post of president for life of the PUNT, whose highest body was the Central Committee. The Central Committee consiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Equatorial Guinea
The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (, abbreviated PDGE) is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 11 October 1987. Prior to 1991, the PDGE was the sole legal political organization in the country. Still, the PDGE has been the dominant party since its inception, and it typically wins almost all seats in the Parliament. In the 2004 legislative election, 98 of 100 seats were won by either PDGE members or "opposition" parties that support Obiang; in the 2008 legislative election, the PDGE and its allies won a total of 99 out of 100 seats. There have never been more than eight true opposition deputies in the lower house, and the PDGE and its allies have won every seat in the upper chamber since its inception in 2013. Consequently, there is no substantive opposition to presidential decisions. Similarly, Obiang typically wins 95 to 99% of the vote in presidential elections, with the opposition regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Guinea
Spanish Guinea () was a set of Insular Region (Equatorial Guinea), insular and Río Muni, continental territories controlled by Spain from 1778 in the Gulf of Guinea and on the Bight of Bonny, in Central Africa. It gained independence in 1968 as Equatorial Guinea. Name From the resumption of Spanish sovereignty in 1843 to 1904 the colony went by various names in official documents. The name of the colony in an 1868 Royal decree that outlined the administration of the colony was the Spanish Possessions on the Gulf of Guinea. The other name commonly used was the name Colony of Fernando Poo and Dependencies. In a royal decree in 1904 the official name became Spanish Territories on the Gulf of Guinea as many of the administrative inefficiencies in the previous decrees were rectified. This was reaffirmed in a 1935 decree. In 1956 the colony became the Province of the Gulf of Guinea, a province of Spain. History 18th–19th centuries The Spanish colony in the Guinea (region), Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acoacán
Acoacán is a small town in eastern Equatorial Guinea, in the province of Wele-Nzas. It is the birthplace of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician, former commissioned officer, military officer and dictator who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1982. Previously, he was the Chairm .... References Populated places in Wele-Nzas {{EquatorialGuinea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
