1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état
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1979-equatorial-guinea-coup-d-tat-166-15691830
title:
1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état
text:
The 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état happened on August 3, 1979, when President Francisco Macías Nguema's nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, overthrew him in a bloody coup. Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macías Nguema was captured fleeing for Cameroon on August 18. He was sentenced to death for the crime of genocide against the Bubi people and other crimes committed. Macías Nguema was executed by firing squad on September 29, 1979. Teodoro has remained leader since t
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Military overthrow of President Francisco Macías Nguema
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Equatorial_Guinea_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
date created:
2015-07-11T07:08:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T01:41:32Z
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