POLITICIAN

Francisco Macías Nguema

1924 - 1979

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Francisco Macías Nguema (born Mez-m Ngueme, later Africanised to Masie Nguema Biyogo Ñegue Ndong; 1 January 1924 – 29 September 1979), often mononymously referred to as Macías, was an Equatoguinean politician who served as the first President of Equatorial Guinea from the country's independence in 1968 until his overthrow in 1979. He is widely remembered as one of the most brutal dictators in history. A member of the Fang people, Macías held numerous official positions under Spanish colonial rule before being elected the first president of the soon-to-be independent country in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Macías Nguema has received more than 1,383,808 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Francisco Macías Nguema is the 3,728th most popular politician (down from 2,814th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Equatorial Guinea and the 2nd most popular Equatorial Guinean Politician.

Francisco Macías Nguema is most famous for being the president of Equatorial Guinea from 1968 to 1979. He was a brutal dictator who killed and tortured many people.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Francisco Macías Nguemas by language

Over the past year Francisco Macías Nguema has had the most page views in the with 360,358 views, followed by Spanish (57,805), and French (28,531). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (161.82%), Ido (114.24%), and Egyptian Arabic (93.85%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco Macías Nguema ranks 3,728 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry I of Navarre, Theuderic II, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Emil Jellinek, Sigeric, and Rudolf Kirchschläger. After him are Pedro Sánchez, Emperor Richū, Shapur III, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, William II, Duke of Bavaria, and Heungseon Daewongun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Francisco Macías Nguema ranks 52. Before him are Luigi Nono, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Rauf Denktaş, Charlie Munger, and Israel Tal. After him are James Black, Michel Tournier, Giovanni Sartori, Ante Marković, Vladimir Kryuchkov, and Dorothy Malone. Among people deceased in 1979, Francisco Macías Nguema ranks 40. Before him are Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Ernst Chain, Peggy Guggenheim, Dhyan Chand, Giulio Natta, and Edvard Kardelj. After him are Dimitri Tiomkin, Mamie Eisenhower, Abul A'la Maududi, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Ali Hassan Salameh, and Rudi Dutschke.

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In Equatorial Guinea

Among people born in Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema ranks 2 out of 9. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942). After him are Ignacio Milam Tang (1940), Miguel Jones (1938), Eric Moussambani (1978), Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (1961), Álvaro Cervera (1965), Vicente Ehate Tomi (1968), and Genoveva Añonman (1989).

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Among POLITICIANS In Equatorial Guinea

Among politicians born in Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Macías Nguema ranks 2. Before him are Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942). After him are Ignacio Milam Tang (1940), Eric Moussambani (1978), Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (1961), and Vicente Ehate Tomi (1968).

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