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See also:	Other events of 1979 Timeline of Equatoguinean history

The following lists events that happened during 1979 in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

Incumbents

• President: Francisco Macías Nguema (till 3 August)
• President: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (from 3 August)
• Vice President: Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (till 3 August)
• First Vice President: Florencio Mayé Elá (from 3 August)
• Second Vice President: Salvador Elá Nseng (from 3 August)

Events

• 3 August – Dictator Francisco Macías Nguema of Equatorial Guinea was overthrown in a bloody coup d'état led by his nephew, Teodoro Obiang
• 18 August – Ousted dictator Francisco Macías Nguema is captured near his home village of Mongomo.
• 23 August – The first ministerial cabinet of the Supreme Military Council was constituted, composed of eleven members:
• 29 September – Francisco Macías Nguema and six other defendants were convicted of genocide, embezzlement and treason, and were executed by a firing squad of soldiers from Morocco.
• 31 October – For the first time since 1971, a cooperation agreement and a protocol of action was signed between Spain and Equatorial Guinea, followed on 5 December by a financial cooperation agreement, and two protocols.

Births

• 20 November – Miguel Mba, Equatoguinean football goalkeeper

See also

• Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
• 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt

References

1. "Equatorial Guinea: Palace in the jungle: Ordinary folk see none of their country's riches". The Economist. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. "Equatorial Guinea Reports Coup", The New York Times, August 6, 1979, p. A1
3. "Ousted Dictator Is Arrested In Equatorial Guinea Jungle", The New York Times, August 20, 1979, p. A11
4. Mansueto Nsí Owono – Okomo (2014). EL PROCESO POLÍTICO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL (in Spanish). edit.um. ISBN 978-84-695-9920-4.
5. Equatorial Guinea. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
6. "Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ficha país: Guinea Ecuatorial" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina de Información Diplomática del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España. March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
7. "International Matches 1998 – Africa". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
8. Nguema Mbasogo, Obiang (23 June 2016). "Francisco Pascual Obama Asue named Prime Minister". Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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