Posted
on June 5, 2016
The
current president of Equatorial Guinea is Teodoro
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,
and he was born on this date in 1942.
That's
why today is celebrated as President's Day. I suppose that, when
there is another president, the holiday will be moved to her or his
birthday?!
In
the United States, we celebrate President's Day on a day near the
birthdays of two of our greatest presidents – George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Most of us do not celebrate the
birthday of our “sitting president.”
But our presidents don't
tend to serve very long – generally only four to eight years –
whereas Obiang has served as president of Equatorial Guinea for a long
time:
He's been president ever since he ousted his uncle in a military coup in 1979!
That's 37 years!
Obiang
is considered the longest-serving leader in Africa and the
longest-serving president in the world!
You
may be wondering what makes this guy, who took over originally by
throwing out the old president (remember, it was his uncle) through
brute power, and who has never left office since then, a “president.”
Doesn't he sound more like a “dictator”?
Well,
Obiang's uncle was really brutal. He was a REALLY bad leader. So most
people would consider it a good thing that he was removed from
office. And a few years after the overthrow, there was an election,
and Obiang was elected to a seven-year term as president.
Since
then he has won re-election four more times.
BUT...Sometimes
there was nobody running against Obiang, and other elections were
marred by claims of fraud and intimidation by international
observers.
And
although Obiang was at first considered more humane than his uncle,
some people claim that he is becoming more and more brutal.
Equatorial Guinea is considered one of the most corrupt and
undemocratic nations in world.
And
that's saying something!
Of
course, there are wonderful things about the nation as well...
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| Beaches and wildlife... |
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| Volcanos and waterfalls |
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| Churches and bridges |
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