Word: malabo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally Macias' own end came. Led by his nephew, Colonel Teodore Obiang Nguema Mbazago, a military council seized power in the island capital of Malabo in a bloodless coup. Said the colonel...
What services did not close down for lack of funds were wrecked by Macias' often inexplicable decisions. Malabo's lone-electric generating plant has been out of commission since it blew up two years ago after Macias decided that it should be operated without lubricating...
Everything is scarce but starvation and disease. But with Macias gone, if not in captivity, Guineans were jubilant. Foreigners arriving at the Malabo airport last week were greeted by smiling citizens who were eager to shake hands. Their message, as one young radio mechanic expressed...