1979 in Equatorial Guinea

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The following lists events that happened during 1979 in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea .

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References

  1. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea: Palace in the jungle: Ordinary folk see none of their country's riches". The Economist . 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea Reports Coup", The New York Times, August 6, 1979, p. A1
  3. ↑ "Ousted Dictator Is Arrested In Equatorial Guinea Jungle", The New York Times, August 20, 1979, p. A11
  4. ↑ Mansueto Nsí Owono – Okomo (2014). EL PROCESO POLÍTICO DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL (in Spanish). edit.um. ISBN   978-84-695-9920-4.
  5. ↑ Equatorial Guinea. The World Factbook . Central Intelligence Agency.
  6. ↑ "Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ficha país: Guinea Ecuatorial" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina de Información Diplomática del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España. March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "International Matches 1998 – Africa". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  8. ↑ Nguema Mbasogo, Obiang (23 June 2016). "Francisco Pascual Obama Asue named Prime Minister". Equatorial Guinea's Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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