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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.(President, Equatorial Guinea)
New Internationalist
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September 1, 2006
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Status: President of Equatorial Guinea.
Reputation: Blood-and-oil-soaked dictator of one of the most corrupt, ethnocentric, oppressive and anti-democratic states in the world.
Cervantes in Don Quixote has the protagonist imagine a man called Alifanfaron, who is 'a fevered pagan ... Lord of the Great Island of Trapobana'.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, describes himself as 'Great General of the Alifanfaron [Army] Division, Lord of the Great Islands of Bioko, Annobon and Rio Muni'--though any association with the imaginings of Don ...
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The world comes calling.(Equatorial Guinea)
Magazine article from: The Middle East
; ...country. In 1983, Equatorial Guinea joined the Economic...after President Obiang took office. Under...Cuban doctors in Equatorial Guinea and many students...universities. President Obiang is a fervent pan-Afric...Libya. President Obiang has been a keen...liberation movements. ...
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Equatorial Guinea: Africa's Kuwait. (Countryfile).(oil boom prompts desire for re-opening of American embassy)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...in poverty. Equatorial Guinea eventually...nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema. The...discovered in Equatorial Guinea - Obiang won 98% of...ambassador to Equatorial Guinea since 1994...In March, Obiang - during an...
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The world comes calling.(International relations)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...country. In 1983, Equatorial Guinea joined the Economic...after President Obiang took office. Under...Cuban doctors in Equatorial Guinea and many students...universities. President Obiang is a fervent pan-Afric...Libya. President Obiang has been a keen...liberation movements. ...
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Visitor's guide.(Building the dream)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...citizens do not need a visa to go to Equatorial Guinea. A visa costs approx $95. There are...contacting your country's embassy in Equatorial Guinea as it will often have a commercial...advice. There are many flights to Equatorial Guinea. The main airlines with regular scheduled...
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Visitor's guide.
Magazine article from: The Middle East
; ...citizens do not need a visa to go to Equatorial Guinea. A visa costs approx $95. There are...contacting your country's embassy in Equatorial Guinea as it will often have a commercial...advice. There are many flights to Equatorial Guinea. The main airlines with regular scheduled...
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World's fastest growing economy: Africa's Kuwait.(Equatorial Guinea)
Magazine article from: African Business
; Equatorial Guinea has achieved the astonishing...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Equatorial Guinea, despite its relatively...August 1979, Lt-Col Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the Commander...As Spanish influence in Equatorial Guinea declined, France stepped...official language. President ...
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New oil finds in Eq. Guinea. (Oil and Gas).
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...the maritime territory surrounding Equatorial Guinea. Lying 20km to the north east of...our third successive find offshore Equatorial Guinea after the discovery and development...assets in the Rio Muni Basin offshore Equatorial Guinea. Maxsted continued: Possible ...
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Making it in Equatorial Guinea: Omar Ben Yedder profiles two young Moroccan entrepreneurs who have made it good in Equatorial Guinea.(PEOPLE IN BUSINESS)
Magazine article from: African Business
; ...25-year-old Moroccan, arrived in Equatorial Guinea four years ago and is now an established...The company decided to pull out of Equatorial Guinea in 2001 but Said, who had worked...as Morocco's close relations with Equatorial Guinea go back a long way. King Hassan II...
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Creating the country of tomorrow.(Equatorial Guinea, economic development)
Magazine article from: The Middle East
; Over the past decade, Equatorial Guinea has experienced economic growth on a...impossible to discuss the economy of Equatorial Guinea without discussing the oil sector. The...built up its foreign exchange reserves. Equatorial Guinea's decision to join the Bank of Central...country's ...
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'Sunday' actor jailed for coup attempt.
Newspaper article from: Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland)
; ...has been jailed for 34 years in Equatorial Guinea for attempting to overthrow the...and four months by a court in Equatorial Guinea for his role in the 2004 coup...a fine and compensation to the Equatorial Guinea state totalling around $24m. During...topple the government of ...
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