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1924 - 1979 / Central Africa - Equatorial Guinea
Francisco Macías Nguema
The President Who Turned on His People
Francisco Macías Nguema won Equatorial Guinea’s first presidential election with promises of freedom after Spanish rule. Within years, he had built a brutal dictatorship that emptied schools, prisons and villages—until his own nephew removed him.
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01A Vote for Freedom3 min
02The Country of Fear3 min
03The Nephew’s Coup3 min
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