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Map of Equatorial Guinea. On 7 March 2004 Zimbabwean police in Harare airport impounded a plane which flew in from South Africa. [2] The alleged plot leader, ex-Special Air Service (SAS) officer Simon Mann, [3] was arrested with two colleagues near the runway while waiting for arms to be loaded on a Boeing 727 (N4610), carrying three crew and 64 former soldiers recruited in South Africa. [4]
This is a list of cities in Equatorial Guinea, arranged by population. It includes all settlements with a population over 1,000. It includes all settlements with a population over 1,000. List
On 21 November, the coup ended with the resignation of Robert Mugabe. [45] [46] 2017 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt: 27 – 28 December 2017: Attempt Equatorial Guinea: Unknown: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo [47] [48] 2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt: 7 January 2019: Attempt Gabon: Lt. Kelly Ondo Obiang: President Ali Bongo Ondimba
This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government. Scholars generally consider a coup successful when the usurpers are able to maintain control of the government for at least seven days. [1]
1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état: Government of Equatorial Guinea: Supreme Military Council: Defeat. Coup attempt successful; Francisco Macías Nguema is imprisoned and executed on September 29, 1979; 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt: Equatorial Guinea: Private mercenaries Victory. Coup plot fails; Coup plotters arrested in ...
Equatorial Guinea is a unitary republic located on the west coast of Africa which is divided into eight provinces, 19 districts (distritos) and 32 municipalities (municipios). [1] These are organized as shown in the following table. Municipalities that are the capitals of their respective provinces are shown in bold.
This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major ...
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. Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macías Nguema was captured fleeing for Cameroon on August 18.