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Equatorial Guinea formally achieved its independence from Spain on
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Some 100 individuals, including Foreign Minister N’Dongo Miyone, were executed for their involvement in the rebellion.
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President Macias Nguema was proclaimed by the national congress of the Party of National Unity
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Spanish government imposed diplomatic sanctions (suspension of diplomatic relations) against the government
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Twenty-eight opponents of the government were executed by government troops in Bindung prison
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Amnesty International (AI) condemned the government for human rights abuses
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International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned the government for human rights abuses
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Report, Amnesty International recorded a total of 600 prisoners who had been executed for political reasons or died in prison as a result of torture and other forms of abuse over a 10-year period.
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Morocco deployed 200 troops in support of the SMC
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President Francisco Macias Nguema was deposed in a military coup led by Lt. Colonel Teodore Obiang Nguema resulting in the deaths of some 500 individuals.
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The Supreme Military Council (SMC) chaired by Lt. Colonel Teodore Obiang Nguema took control of the government
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Lt. Colonel Teodore Obiang Nguema took control of the government on
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The Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Equatorial Guinea (RDLGE) was established by Manuel Ruben Ndongo in opposition to the government in
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The Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea (Partido del Progreso de Guinea Ecuatorial – PPGE) was established by Severo Moto Nas in Madrid, Spain in opposition to the government
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The RDLGE formed a government-in-exile (Executive Council for Reorganization) on March 2, 1983.