- Who
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
- What
- 37 year(s)
- Where
- Equatorial Guinea ()
- When
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 5 June 1942) has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 and on 24 April 2016 he extended his 37-year rule after securing 90% of the vote. The 73-year-old leader ousted his uncle in a coup to take control of the oil-rich West African nation in 1979. He has held onto absolute power through elections that opponents say are controlled.
On a scale of 1 to 7, where 7 is the worst, Equatorial Guinea scores 7 across the board for freedom, civil liberties and political rights by the independent watchdog Freedom House.
