1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état

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1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état
Location Equatorial Guinea AU Africa.svg
Date 3 August 1979
Location Equatorial Guinea
Result

Coup attempt succeeds.

Belligerents
Flag of Equatorial Guinea 1973-1979.svg Government of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Macías Nguema Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

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. He sentenced his uncle 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 remains President until today.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Equatorial Guinea: The Terror and the Coup". February 1980. Retrieved 11 July 2015.