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 | |
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| Capital and largest city | Malabo |
| Government | Unitary 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 country bordered by Gabon, and Cameroon.
History
Spanish colonial rule
Equatorial Guinea declared independence from Spain in 1968.[1]
Independence
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephen Zunes (2008-07-09). "African Dictatorships and Double-Standards" Black Agenda Report.