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Equatorial Guinea, [a] officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, [b] is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of 28,000 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea , its post-independence name refers to its location near both the Equator and in the African region of Guinea .
Between 1778 and 1810, the territory of Equatorial Guinea was administered by the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, based in Buenos Aires. [ 1 ] From 1827 to 1843, the United Kingdom had a base on Bioko to suppress the transatlantic slave trade, [ 3 ] which was then moved to Sierra Leone upon agreement with Spain in 1843.
t. e. The politics of Equatorial Guinea take place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both the head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Chamber of People's Representatives [ 1 ][ 2 ]
In the late 20th century, Equatorial Guinea became home to more than 80,000 Hispanics from Mexico, Central America, and other Spanish speaking nations in the Americas. 17,000 [11] Spanish people and 5,000 [12] Chinese people also live in Equatorial Guinea. The non-Africans living in Equatorial Guinea represent almost 10% of the nation's total ...
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 ...
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 July 1969[140] Equatorial Guinea is member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Union (CEMAC), which includes Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, and Gabon. It also is a member of the Franc zone.
The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.
The current Equatoguinean Government was appointed on February 2 of 2023, and is constituted by the following members: Cargo. Titular. President of Guinea Ecuatorial. Teodoro Obiang. Vice Presidente of Ecuatorial Guinea. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue. Prime Minister of Ecuatorial Guinea. Manuela Roka Botey.