1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état
Military overthrow of President Francisco Macías Nguema / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 then, initially as chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council and Supreme Military Council and subsequently as president.
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1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état | |||||||
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Map of Equatorial Guinea. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Government of Equatorial Guinea | Supreme Military Council | ||||||
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Francisco Macías Nguema | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | ||||||
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About 400 total killed | |||||||
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