Posted on August 15, 2020
Today is the anniversary of Equatorial Guinea's adoption of its constitution, in 1982. This small African nation gained its independence from Spain in 1968, and it adopted a constitution then; however, the very first president who was elected ended up forming a single-party nation and totalitarian rule!! A new constitution was crafted to make all of that "legal." When a military coup removed the dictator, the nation needed a new constitution. Again.
Unfortunately, the coup removed one dictator and replaced him with another dictator. The nation is an example of terrible inequality in income distribution and horrific human rights violations!
Did you know...?
Equatorial Guinea is the only nation in Africa with Spanish as an official language.
Even though Equatorial Guinea is near the Equator (as you would expect), it's not actually touching the Equator, and only one teeny island owned by the nation (an island called Annobon) lies south of the Equator.
The island of Annobon has NEVER had a cloudless day! It is either rainy or misty at least part of every day. Like, EVERY day.
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