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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 President since then.
After Francoist Spain granted Equatorial Guinea independence in 1968, a power struggle between Macías and Atanasio Ndongo Miyone led to the former assuming the presidency. Ndongo attempted a coup the following year; he was captured and executed, and the backlash to the presumed Spanish involvement in the coup led to a mass exodus of Spanish natives from the country. Macías subsequently consolidated national political authority, making himself the totalitarian dictator of the country. Macías' reign as dictator was marked by his extensive use of state violence against his political opponents, Nigerian migrant workers, and minority ethnic groups, particularly the Bubi people. An estimated 35,000-50,000 people died during Macías' time in power, many of them in mass killings or imprisonment in the country's notorious prison camps, and, by 1979, 25% of the country's population lived in exile.[1]
The coupedit
In the summer of 1979, Macías ordered several members of his own family killed. This led Obiang and several other members of Macías' inner circle to fear that Macías was no longer acting rationally. Obiang was Macías' nephew, as well as the brother of one of the victims.[2]
Obiang, who also served as deputy defense minister, overthrew his uncle on August 3, 1979. The coup was backed by the nation's military and Macías' Cuban palace guard; several foreign embassies, including those of Spain and the United States, were aware of the plot in advance and provided financial humanitarian aid in its aftermath. Upon his ouster, Macías and his personal bodyguard fled to Macías' home village of Nzeng-Ayong and took up residence in a fortified bunker protected by military loyalists. The ensuing conflict between Obiang and Macías' forces killed 400 people; it ended when Macías burned his personal treasury and fled toward the Cameroon border. A force led by naval commander Florencio Mayé captured Macías on August 18, and he and six of his allies were executed on September 29.[1] Obiang has remained president of Equatorial Guinea since the coup.[3]
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish July 2016 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Golpe de Estado en Guinea Ecuatorial de 1979 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated es Golpe de Estado en Guinea Ecuatorial de 1979 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d etat happened on August 3 1979 when President Francisco Macias Nguema s nephew Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo overthrew him in a bloody coup Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macias 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 Macias Nguema was executed by firing squad on September 29 1979 Teodoro has remained President since then 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d etatMap of Equatorial Guinea Date3 18 August 1979LocationMalabo Equatorial Guinea3 45 7 43 N 8 46 25 32 E 3 7520639 N 8 7737000 E 3 7520639 8 7737000ResultCoup attempt succeeds Francisco Macias Nguema is imprisoned tried and executed on September 29 1979 along with six of his alliesBelligerentsGovernment of Equatorial GuineaSupreme Military CouncilCommanders and leadersFrancisco Macias NguemaTeodoro Obiang Nguema MbasogoCasualties and lossesAbout 400 total killedclass notpageimage Nexus of coup in Malabo marked green Equatorial Guinea Contents 1 Background 2 The coup 3 See also 4 Further reading 5 ReferencesBackground editAfter Francoist Spain granted Equatorial Guinea independence in 1968 a power struggle between Macias and Atanasio Ndongo Miyone led to the former assuming the presidency Ndongo attempted a coup the following year he was captured and executed and the backlash to the presumed Spanish involvement in the coup led to a mass exodus of Spanish natives from the country Macias subsequently consolidated national political authority making himself the totalitarian dictator of the country Macias reign as dictator was marked by his extensive use of state violence against his political opponents Nigerian migrant workers and minority ethnic groups particularly the Bubi people An estimated 35 000 50 000 people died during Macias time in power many of them in mass killings or imprisonment in the country s notorious prison camps and by 1979 25 of the country s population lived in exile 1 The coup editIn the summer of 1979 Macias ordered several members of his own family killed This led Obiang and several other members of Macias inner circle to fear that Macias was no longer acting rationally Obiang was Macias nephew as well as the brother of one of the victims 2 Obiang who also served as deputy defense minister overthrew his uncle on August 3 1979 The coup was backed by the nation s military and Macias Cuban palace guard several foreign embassies including those of Spain and the United States were aware of the plot in advance and provided financial humanitarian aid in its aftermath Upon his ouster Macias and his personal bodyguard fled to Macias home village of Nzeng Ayong and took up residence in a fortified bunker protected by military loyalists The ensuing conflict between Obiang and Macias forces killed 400 people it ended when Macias burned his personal treasury and fled toward the Cameroon border A force led by naval commander Florencio Maye captured Macias on August 18 and he and six of his allies were executed on September 29 1 Obiang has remained president of Equatorial Guinea since the coup 3 See also edit2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d etat attemptFurther reading editGeoffrey Jensen 2019 Tyranny Communism and U S Policy in Equatorial Guinea 1968 1979 Diplomatic History References edit a b Baynham Simon February 1980 Equatorial Guinea The Terror and the Coup The World Today 36 2 65 71 JSTOR 40395170 Gardner Dan 6 November 2005 The Pariah President Teodoro Obiang is a brutal dictator responsible for thousands of deaths So why is he treated like an elder statesman on the world stage The Ottawa Citizen reprint dangardner ca Archived from the original on 12 June 2008 Equatorial Guinea The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency Retrieved from https 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