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Eq. Guinea
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1960 Aug 23 |
World's largest frog (3.3 kg) was caught in Equatorial Guinea. Links: Eq. Guinea, Frogs 
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1979 Aug 3 |
In Equatorial Guinea Pres. Macias was overthrown and executed by Teodoro Obiang Nguema, his nephew, security chief and right-hand man. Teodoro Obiang Nguema assumed power. Links: Eq. Guinea
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1991 |
Alba, Equatorial Guinea's 3rd significant field, was discovered by Water International. Original estimates of reserves at Alba were around 68 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), but recent exploration has increased new estimates to almost 1 billion BOE. It is located 12 miles north of Bioko island. Links: Eq. Guinea
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1993 |
The World Bank after severed its relationship with Equatorial Guinea. Links: Eq. Guinea, Banking
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1995 |
Equatorial Guinea's Zafiro field, located northwest of Bioko Island, was discovered by ExxonMobil and Ocean Energy (bought by Devon Energy in 2003). It contains the majority of the country's oil reserves. Links: Eq. Guinea
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1996 |
In Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema submitted to elections and received 98% of the vote in balloting that marred by extensive fraud and intimidation. Links: Eq. Guinea, Fraud
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1999 |
The Equatorial Guinea government budget was $47 million. Links: Eq. Guinea
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1999 |
Ceiba, Equatorial Guinea's second major producing oil field was discovered by Amerada Hess in 1999 and began production in December 2000. It is located just offshore of Rio Muni in exploration Block G and is estimated to contain 300-800 million barrels of oil. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2001 |
Oil revenue in Equatorial Guinea reached $140 million. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2002 Apr |
The World Bank resumed lending to Equatorial Guinea. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2002 Dec 28 |
Libyan soldiers ended a yearlong deployment to protect the Central African Republic government against a string of coup attempts. They were to be replaced by troops from Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon and Mali. Links: Mali, Cameroon, Libya, Eq. Guinea, Central African Rep., Congo Rep., Gabon
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2003 Oct |
Washington reopened its embassy on the tropical Equatorial Guinea's island capital of Malabo after an eight-year shutdown. The tiny West African country has a tremendous amount of oil. Pres. Teodoro Obiang has had his opponents imprisoned and tortured, his presidential predecessor executed by firing squad, and has helped himself to the state treasury at will. State radio recently declared him "like God." Links: Oil, Eq. Guinea, DC
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2004 Mar 7 |
Zimbabwean authorities seized a US-registered cargo plane at Harare carrying 64 "suspected mercenaries" and military equipment. Equatorial Guinea later said the men were mercenaries from South Africa en route to stage a coup. Twenty South Africans, 18 Namibians, 23 Angolans, two Congolese and one Zimbabwean carrying a South African passport were arrested when their aging Boeing 727 was impounded. Another 15 suspects were arrested in Equatorial Guinea the next day. In 2006 Adam Roberts authored “The Wonga Coup,” an account of the attempted coup. Links: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea
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2004 Mar 7 |
Zimbabwean authorities seized a U.S.-registered cargo plane at Harare carrying 64 "suspected mercenaries" and military equipment. Equatorial Guinea later said the men were mercenaries from South Africa en route to stage a coup. Twenty South Africans, 18 Namibians, 23 Angolans, two Congolese and one Zimbabwean carrying a South African passport were arrested when their aging Boeing 727 was impounded. Another 15 suspects were arrested in Equatorial Guinea the next day. Links: Angola, USA, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea, CongoDRC, Namibia
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2004 Jul 27 |
All but three of 70 suspected mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea pleaded guilty to lesser charges in Zimbabwe. Links: Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea
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2004 Jul |
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon reached an agreement allowing joint oil exploration in disputed territories until a final resolution is worked out under UN mediation. They have disputed the ownership of three islands in the Gulf of Guinea, including Mbagne Island, since the 1970s. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2004 Aug 25 |
In South Africa Mark Thatcher, the son of former British PM Margaret Thatcher, was arrested and charged with helping to finance a foiled coup attempt in oil rich Equatorial Guinea. In 2008 Equatorial Guinea issued an international arrest warrant against Mark Thatcher, accusing him of being an instigator of the abortive coup plot. Links: Britain, South Africa, Eq. Guinea
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2004 Aug 27 |
A Zimbabwean court found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms for an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but absolved 66 other suspected mercenaries. Links: Britain, Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea
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2004 Sep 10 |
Simon Mann, a former British special forces soldier and the alleged leader of a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, was sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to buy weapons from Zimbabwe's state arms manufacturer. Links: Britain, Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea
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2005 Jan 13 |
Sir Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty to unwittingly helping to finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, accepting a $506,000 fine and suspended jail sentence. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2005 Jan |
Equatorial Guinea pledged to increase transparency in its fiscal accounts, citing its new natural gas company as a first step in this direction. Links: Eq. Guinea
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2005 Mar 29 |
It was reported that China’s influence in Africa was expanding rapidly. Chinese projects included the rebuilding of Nigeria’s railroad network; the paving of roads in Rwanda; ownership of copper mines in Zambia; timber operations in Equatorial Guinea; supermarket operations in Lesotho and numerous ventures in other African countries. Links: China, Lesotho, Rwanda, Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Eq. Guinea
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2005 Jul 16 |
A Russian-made plane that disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff in Equatorial Guinea crashed with 55 people aboard. Links: Air Crash, Eq. Guinea
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2005 Aug 31 |
Conservationists in South Africa unveiled a $30 million plan to save the great apes of Africa, which are under threat of extinction from man and disease. The plan designated 12 sites in five countries for emergency programs: Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea. Links: Cameroon, South Africa, Eq. Guinea, CongoDRC, Central African Rep., Gabon, Primates
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2005 Dec 22 |
Mohammed Mahdi Akef, the leader of Egypt's main Islamic opposition group, said the Holocaust was a "myth," and he slammed Western governments for criticizing disclaimers of the Jewish genocide. Links: Eq. Guinea, Holocaust
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2006 Oct 31 |
PM Shinzo Abe said Japan will continue assisting Equatorial Guinea in its efforts to promote democracy. Abe made the pledge during a 45-minute meeting with Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in Tokyo. Links: Japan, Eq. Guinea
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2006 Nov 7 |
China and Egypt agreed to co-operate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, state media said, in a development that could rile the United States, a traditional Cairo ally. Links: China, Eq. Guinea, Nuclear
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2006 Nov 18 |
Gabonese President Omar Bongo said in a statement that the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) had "acceded to a request from the Central African Republic authorities to intervene in securing conflict zones." CEMAC's members include the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Congo, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Links: Cameroon, Chad, Eq. Guinea, CongoDRC, Central African Rep., Gabon
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2007 Jan 1 |
Li Zhaoxing, China's foreign minister, signed a string of accords in Benin as part of a whistle-stop tour of seven African nations as Beijing bolsters economic ties on the continent. From Benin Li flew to Equatorial Guinea ahead of visits in the coming days to Guinea-Bissau, Chad, the Central African Republic, Eritrea and Botswana. Links: Benin, China, Eq. Guinea
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2007 Jan 2 |
China's foreign minister continued his whistle-stop African tour in Equatorial Guinea, where he cancelled debt, promised aid and opened a new Chinese-built media centre. Links: China, Eq. Guinea
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2007 Feb 24 |
Eq. Guinea was cited as the world’s 3rd richest country with a GDP per person estimated at $50,000. Links: Money, Eq. Guinea
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2007 May 9 |
A Zimbabwean court authorized the extradition of Briton Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea on coup plot charges, sweeping aside concerns that he might face torture or invalid justice there. Links: Zimbabwe, Eq. Guinea
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2007 Dec 17 |
Nine Egyptians were killed and seven injured when a car crashed into a group of people celebrating a religious festival on Egypt's Red Sea coast. Links: Eq. Guinea
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