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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.
After becoming independent from Spain in 1968, Equatorial Guinea was ruled by President for life Francisco Macías Nguema until he was overthrown in a coup in 1979 by his nephew Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has served as the country's president since. Both have widely been characterised as corrupt dictators.
5 November: Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency, is arrested after raids on his home in office reveal more than 400 explicit videos with involving the wives of prominent government personalities and a sister of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. [3]
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.
On 16 August 2024, president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo decreed Osa as the next Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, succeeding Manuela Roka Botey, who had resigned along with the rest of the government for being "ineffective". [1] [2] [3] In the president's decree, Osa was named to oversee the country's "administrative coordination". [1]
Since independence in 1968, Equatorial Guinea has been ruled by a single family; the first president, Francisco Macías Nguema, was overthrown by his nephew, Obiang, in the 1979 coup d'état. The party has been criticized for acting in an authoritarian manner [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] and teaming up with the government to inform on political dissidents.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo was re-elected unopposed on 15 December 2002. The Chamber of People's Representatives ( Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo ) has 100 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies .
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, 189 days Military (until 1982) 2 1982: Independent (until 1987) 1989 ...