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The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers,the navy 200 service members,and the air force about 120 members. There is also a gendarmerie,but the number of members is unknown. The Gendarmerie is a new branch of the service in which training and education is being supported by the French Military Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea. Military appointments are all reviewed by President Teodoro Obiang,and few of the native militiamen come from outside of Obiang's Mongomo-based Esangui clan. Obiang was a general when he overthrew his uncle,Francisco Macías Nguema.
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Teresa Efua Asangono is an Equatoguinean politician. She is the current Senate President of the Parliament of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Efua is the first female Senate President in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. She was first elected on 12 July 2013 for her first tenure and subsequently re-elected on 12 January 2018.
General elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 20 November 2022 to elect the President and members of Parliament,alongside local elections. Originally the parliamentary elections had been scheduled for November 2022 and presidential elections for 2023. However,in September 2022 Parliament approved a proposal to merge the elections due to economic constraints.
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- ↑ "Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu felicita al Jefe de Estado - Página Oficial del Gobierno de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial". www.guineaecuatorialpress.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
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