Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent. President Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO has ruled the country since 1979 when he seized power in a coup. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, the 1996, 2002, and 2009 presidential elections - as well as the 1999 and 2004 legislative elections - were widely seen as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has discouraged political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, there have been few improvements in the population's living standards.
Titel: Caminemos Pisando la Senda de Nuestra Inmensa Felicidad
Bovenstaande gegevens zijn gedeeltelijk ontleend aan het CIA World Factbook 2006.
| 2010-01-12 | | The government resigns but Ignacio Milam Tang is reappointed as prime minister the same day. The new cabinet is announced on January 14 with no change in key portfolios. |
| 2008-07-04 | | Prime Minister Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea's government resigns. Ignacio Milam Tang is appointed as prime minister on July 8. In the cabinet appointed on July 14, Estanislao Don Malavo replaces Marcelino Owono Edu as finance minister. |
| 2008-05-04 | | In parliamentary elections, the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea and the allied "Democratic Opposition" win 99 of 100 seats and the Convergence for Social Democracy 1. |
| 2006-08-10 | | Prime Minister Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó's government resigns. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea is named as the new prime minister on August 14. |
| 2004-06-11 | | The government of Prime Minister Cándido Muatetema Rivas resigns. On June 14 President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo names Miguel Abia Biteo Borico as new prime minister. In the new cabinet announced on June 15, Gen. Antonio Mba Nguema (the president's half-brother) becomes defense minister. Foreign Minister Pastor Micha Ondo Bile, Finance Minister Marcelino Owono Edu, and Interior Minister Clemente Engonga Nguema Onguene are retained. |
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