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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.
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.
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 .
On March 7, 2021, there were munitions explosions at a military base near the city of Bata that resulted in 98 deaths and 600 people were injured and a/tending in hospital. [28] In November 2022 Teodoro Obiang was re-elected in 2022 Equatorial Guinean general election with 99.7% of the vote amidst accusations of fraud by the opposition. [29] [30]
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 ...
Francisco Macías Nguema [3] PUNT: 2 Miguel Eyegue (1933–1979 [b]) 2 March 1974 November 1976 2 years, 244 days PUNT [4] Vacant (November 1976 – May 1978) 3 Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (1936–2015) May 1978 3 August 1979 (Deposed in a coup) 1 year, 94 days PUNT —
Mónica Macías was sent at the age of seven to North Korea to study and reside under the care of the then-leader of the country, Kim Il Sung.However, just months after her arrival, her father, the then-president of Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema, was ousted in a bloody coup d'état by her cousin, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Francisco Macías Nguema (born Mez-m Ngueme, later Africanised to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often referred to as Macías Nguema or simply Macías, [4] was an Equatoguinean politician who served as the first president of Equatorial Guinea from the country's independence in 1968, until his overthrow ...