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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Spanish pronunciation: [teoˈðoɾo oˈβjaŋɡ eŋˈɡema embaˈsoɣo]; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1982. [1] Previously, he was the Chairman of the Supreme Military Council from 1979 to 1982.
Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979) [b] 1968: 12 October 1968 3 August 1979 (Deposed in a coup [c]) 10 years, 295 days IPGE (until 1970) 1973: PUNT — Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [d] (born 1942) Chairman of the SMC from 1979 to 1982 — 3 August 1979 Incumbent 45 years, 177 days Military (until 1982) 2 1982: Independent (until 1987) 1989 ...
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 25 June 1968, [2] nicknamed Teodorín and Teddy) is an Equatoguinean politician who has served as the first vice president of Equatorial Guinea since 22 June 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang , president of Equatorial Guinea , by his wife, Constancia Mangue .
A constitutional referendum was held in Equatorial Guinea on 13 November 2011. It allowed the incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (ruling since 1979) to run for at least two more seven-year terms as well as establish the post of Vice-President, widely expected to be given to his son Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue in preparation of dynastic succession.
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.
The leading candidate was incumbent president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, running for his first term after the 2011 constitutional referendum and sixth overall. He ran as the candidate of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea , a coalition of ten parties, and was expected to win.
The Equatorial Guinean Council of Ministers or Council of Ministers of Equatorial Guinea, is chaired by the President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema, and constituted by the Vice President Teodorín Nguema Obiang, his Prime Minister Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua along with the other Ministers members of the governemt. [1] [2]
The 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état happened on August 3, 1979, when President Francisco Macías Nguema's nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, overthrew him in a bloody coup. Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macías Nguema was captured fleeing for Cameroon on August 18.