Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Teodoro Obiang
Obiang in 2014
2nd President of Equatorial Guinea
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 1979
Prime Minister	See list Cristino Seriche Bioko Silvestre Siale Bileka Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan Cándido Muatetema Rivas Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea Ignacio Milam Tang Vicente Ehate Tomi Francisco Pascual Obama Asue Manuela Roka Botey
Vice President	See list Florencio Mayé Elá Vicente Ehate Tomi Teodoro Nguema
Preceded by	Francisco Macías Nguema
9th Chairperson of the African Union
In office 31 January 2011 – 29 January 2012 (2011-01-31 – 2012-01-29)
Preceded by	Bingu wa Mutharika
Succeeded by	Thomas Boni Yayi
Personal details
Born	Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942-06-05) 5 June 1942 (age 81) Acoacán, Spanish Guinea (now Equatorial Guinea)
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	United National Workers' Party (before 1979)
Spouse	Constancia Mangue ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	Teodoro Nguema Gabriel Mbaga
Relatives	Francisco Macías Nguema (uncle) Armengol Ondo (brother)
Alma mater	Colegio Nacional Enrique Nvó Okenve
Military service
Allegiance	Francoist Spain (until 1968)  Equatorial Guinea (after 1968)
Branch/service	Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
Years of service	1968–1982
Rank	Major General
Commands	Chief of General Staff

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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Spanish pronunciation: [teoˈðoɾo oˈβjaŋɡ eŋˈɡema embaˈsoɣo]; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 3 August 1979.^[1] As of 2024, he is the second-longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world (after Paul Biya in Cameroon).

After graduating from military school in Zaragoza, Spain, Obiang held multiple positions under the presidency of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, including director of the notorious Black Beach prison. He ousted Macías in a military coup in 1979 and took control of the country as president and chairman of the Supreme Military Council. After the country's nominal return to civilian rule in 1982, he founded the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) in 1987, which was the country's sole legal party until 1992. He has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s. Obiang was Chairperson of the African Union from 2011 to 2012.

Obiang is regarded as an authoritarian leader.^[2] He has been widely accused of corruption and abuse of power. Under his rule, Equatorial Guinea continues to have one of the worst human rights records in the world. In marked contrast to the trend toward democracy in most of Africa, Equatorial Guinea is currently a dominant-party state, in which Obiang's PDGE holds virtually all governing power in the nation and has held all or almost all seats in the legislature since its creation. The constitution provides Obiang sweeping powers, including the right to rule by decree, effectively making his government a legal dictatorship. Obiang has placed family members in key government positions.^[2]