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Republic of Equatorial Guinea

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Not to be confused with Guinea, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea.

Republic of Equatorial Guinea
República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de Guinée équatoriale
República da Guiné Equatorial
Flag of Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Capital
and largest city
Malabo
GovernmentUnitary dominant-party presidential republic
• President
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
• Prime Minister
Manuela Roka Botey
Area
• Total
28,050 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
1,679,172


Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is an African liberal country bordered by Gabon, and Cameroon.

History[edit | edit source]

Spanish colonial rule[edit | edit source]

Equatorial Guinea declared independence from Spain in 1968.[1]

Independence[edit | edit source]

Francisco Macías Nguema ruled from independence up until the 1979 coup in which he was killed by his nephew Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea ever since the 1979 coup with US backing, despite the regimes numerous human rights violations.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stephen Zunes (2008-07-09). "African Dictatorships and Double-Standards" Black Agenda Report.