Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | |
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| 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea | |
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Assumed office 3 August 1979 |
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| Prime Minister |
Cristino Seriche Bioko Silvestre Siale Bileka Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan Cándido Muatetema Rivas Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea Ignacio Milam Tang Vicente Ehate Tomi Francisco Pascual Obama Asue |
| Vice President |
Ignacio Milam Tang Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue |
| Preceded by | Francisco Macías Nguema |
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
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In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Succeeded by | Yayi Boni |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 June 1942 Acoacán, Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Constancia Mangue |
| Children | Teodoro |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s. Obiang was Chairperson of the African Union from 31 January 2011 to 29 January 2012. He is the longest-serving leader in Africa and the longest-serving president in the world.
The nature of Obiang's government is non-democratic, since opposition is barely tolerated. He is also accused of corruption and abuse of power. Equatorial Guinea is currently a one party state controlled by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE). The constitution provides Obiang wide powers, including the right to rule by decree.
Born into the Esanguii clan in Acoacán, Obiang joined the military during Equatorial Guinea's colonial period and attended the Military Academy in Zaragoza, Spain. He achieved the rank of lieutenant after his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, was elected the country's first president. Under Macías, Obiang held various jobs, including governor of Bioko and leader of the National Guard. He was also head of Black Beach Prison, notorious for the severe torture of its inmates.
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