Equatorial Guinea’s 80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo is running for a sixth term in office.
Equatorial Guinea’s 80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Mbasogo is running for a sixth term in office.
He has ruled the country since 1979, when he overthrew his uncle, former President Francisco Macías Nguema.
His son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is his Vice President.
76.8% of Equatorial Guinea’s population lives in poverty despite the country being oil rich, and having a low population of 1.5 million people.
The country has been ruled by two Presidents since independence – President Obiang since 1979 and his uncle, former President Francisco Nguema from 1968-1979.
