Macías Nguema regime
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The Macías Nguema regime was the brutal, authoritarian dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema in Equatorial Guinea from 1968 to 1979, marked by severe human rights abuses, repression, and economic collapse.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authoritarian regime
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dictatorship ⓘ political regime ⓘ |
| capital | Malabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
economic collapse
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one-party rule ⓘ political repression ⓘ severe human rights abuses ⓘ |
| country | Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
mismanagement of public finances
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state control of the economy ⓘ |
| endCause | military coup ⓘ |
| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | tens of thousands of people ⓘ |
| followedBy | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo regime ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
limited engagement with other African states
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strained relations with Spain ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Francisco Macías Nguema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Francisco Macías Nguema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanRightsRecord | among the worst in Africa in the 1970s ⓘ |
| ideology |
authoritarianism
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cult of personality ⓘ personalist dictatorship ⓘ |
| legalSystem | abolition of many legal safeguards ⓘ |
| mediaPolicy | censorship of press and radio ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francisco Macías Nguema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
closure of schools and churches
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exile of a large part of the population ⓘ expulsion of foreign nationals ⓘ forced disappearances ⓘ mass killings of political opponents ⓘ suppression of religious freedom ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInPower |
United National Party (PUN) of Equatorial Guinea
NERFINISHED
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United National Workers’ Party (PUNT) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPositionHeldBy | Francisco Macías Nguema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationImpact | large-scale refugee flows ⓘ |
| powerBase | control of military and security services ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish colonial administration in Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| replacedOffice | Spanish colonial governor of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
collapse of basic services
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international isolation of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ sharp decline in GDP ⓘ |
| securityApparatus | use of security forces to intimidate population ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1968 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
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1973 constitution of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ 1979 coup d’état in Equatorial Guinea ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
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