The contemporary political history of the Republic of Equatorial
Guinea (Rio Muni)
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- Wave of arrests following government
crackdown on opposition party activists
- Amnesty International, 2 July 1997. The arrests of party
activists in Bata—the capital of Equatorial
Guinea's mainland province of Rio Muni. One was
Amancio Gabriel Nze, a leading member of the Convergencia
para la Democracia Social (CPDS), Convergence for Social
Democracy.
- Equatorial Guinea Installs New
Government
- Post Express (Lagos), 4 March 2001. The new
Prime Minister, Candido Muatetame Rivas, has formed a new
government, after the removal of his
predecessor. President Nguema appointed Mr. Rivas
following the resignation of the previous prime minister,
Angel Serafin Seriche Dougan, who was blamed for creating
a constitutional crisis.
- Detainees held incommunicado in
Bata
- AFR, 28 March 2002. Detainees held incommunicado in
Bata, Equatorial Guinea, for their alleged links with a
not yet legalized opposition party, are at risk of dying
under torture. The Fuerza Democratica Republicana (FDR),
Republican Democratic Force and Union Popular (UP),
Popular Union.
- Opposition Leaders Jailed for 20 Years
Each
- UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 10 June
2002. Some 68 opposition leaders in Equatorial Guinea have
been sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to 20 years
for reportedly plotting to overthrow President Teodoro
Obiang Nguema. They include Felipe Ondo, head of the
Democratic Republican Force and Severo Moto of the
Progress Party.