Abstract
Equatorial Guinea was a Spanish colony (Territorios Espanoles del Golfo de Guinea) until 1 April 1960. The territory was then divided into two Spanish provinces with a status comparable to the metropolitan provinces until 20 Dec. 1963, when they were re-joined as an autonomous Equatorial Region. It became an independent Republic on 12 Oct. 1968 as a federation of the two provinces, and a unitary state was established on 4 Aug. 1973. The first President, Francisco Macías Nguema, was declared President-for-Life on 14 July 1972, but was overthrown by a military coup on 3 Aug. 1979. A Supreme Military Council then created was the sole political body until constitutional rule was resumed on 12 Oct. 1982.
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Further Reading
Fegley, R., Equatorial Guinea. [Bibliography]. Oxford and Santa Barbara, 1991
Liniger-Goumaz, M., Guinea Ecuatorial: Bibliografía General, vols 1 – 7. Geneva, 1974–91
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Hunter, B. (1994). Equatorial Guinea. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271234_60
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