Republic of Equatorial Guinea
| Country Profiles and Links to Research Resources Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
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Equatorial Guinea consists of Bioko island (in the Bight of Biafra), Annobón and Corsico islands (in the Gulf of Guinea) and the mainland of Rio Muni. The capital Malabo is on Bioko. Achieved independence from Spain in 1968. Pres Macias was replaced in the 1979 coup by Col Nguema. The ruling PDGE allowed a new consistition to be established in 1991, but has won all elections following boycotts from other parties including the Progress Party which was banned in 1997. |
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 | Political Party: PDGE Abbreviation of Equatorial Guinea Democratic Party. |
| Published in the Journal | |
| Democracy and Imperial Rivalry in Equatorial Guinea Briefing by Neil Hughes from Vol.23 No.69 of the Review of African Political Economy (September 1996: pp442-445) |
| Toxic Terrorism Briefing by Phil O'Keefe from Vol.15 No.42 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1988: pp84-90) |
| African Population and Capitalism: Historical Perspectives by Dennis D. Cordell, Joel W. Gregory (eds) Review by Ian Pool from Vol.15 No.42 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1988: pp105-107) |
| Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa by Robert Klitgaard Review by Dave Moore from Vol.20 No.56 of the Review of African Political Economy (March 1993: pp127-129) |
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