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The United States, France and Spain have all investigated the Obiang family's use of public funds. [50] The corruption investigation is ongoing. [49] [51] Obiang at the Third GECF summit in Tehran, Iran, 2015. Obiang, his cabinet and his family allegedly have received billions in undisclosed oil revenue each year from the nation's oil production.
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 .
Obiang is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: The Singlish word for "old-fashioned" Adolfo Obiang Biko (born 1940), author, politician and president of MONALIGE; Gaston Engohang Obiang, a Gabonese politician; Jean César Essone Obiang, a Gabonese politician; Pedro Obiang, (born 1992), Equatoguinean–Spanish footballer
Constancia Mangue Nsue Okomo (born 20 August 1952), [1] also known as Constancia Mangue de Obiang, [1] 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 .
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] In 2024 it was published that mercenaries from the Wagner Group (now called “Africa Corps”) had entered in Equatorial Guinea at the request of Teodoro Obiang. [31]
Obiang, who also served as deputy defense minister, overthrew his uncle on August 3, 1979. The coup was backed by the nation's military and Macías' Cuban palace guard; several foreign embassies, including those of Spain and the United States, were aware of the plot in advance and provided financial humanitarian aid in its aftermath.
In 2007, French police uncovered assets in the tens of millions belonging to the Obiang family, including several luxury cars owned by Teodorin worth a combined $6.3 million. In 2010, a French judge ruled that a related corruption case brought by human rights groups against the Obiangs, along with several other ruling African families, could ...
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. [5] [6] He graduated with a degree in economics from Alma College, in the United States. He is married to the daughter of Florencio Mayé, [7] Virginia Esther Mayé, and has one son and two ...