Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Spanish pronunciation: [teoˈðoɾo oˈβjaŋɡ eŋˈɡema embaˈsoɣo]; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 3 August 1979. As of 2024, he is the second-longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world (after Paul Biya in Cameroon). After graduating from military school, Obiang held multiple positions under the presidency of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, including director of the notorious Black Beach prison. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has received more than 2,247,625 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the 1,257th most popular politician (up from 1,614th in 2019), the most popular biography from Equatorial Guinea and the most popular Equatorial Guinean Politician.

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is the president of Equatorial Guinea and has been since 1979. He is most famous for being in power for over 40 years.