The vice president of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Guinea Ecuatorial) is the second highest political position obtainable in Equatorial Guinea. Following the 2011 constitutional reform, there is a provision for two vice presidents who are appointed by the president of Equatorial Guinea.[1]
| Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | President of Equatorial Guinea |
| Inaugural holder | Edmundo Bossio |
| Formation | 12 October 1968 |
List of vice presidents (1968–1982) edit
The position was established in 1968, and abolished in 1982 with the adoption of the new constitution.[2]
Vice presidents edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Edmundo Bossio (1922–1975[a]) |
12 October 1968 | 2 March 1974 | 5 years, 141 days | Bubi Union (until 1970) |
Francisco Macías Nguema | [3] |
| PUNT | ||||||||
| 2 |
|
Miguel Eyegue (1933–1979[b]) |
2 March 1974 | November 1976 | 2 years, 244 days | PUNT | [4] | |
| Vacant (November 1976 – May 1978) | ||||||||
| 3 |
|
Bonifacio Nguema Esono Nchama (1936–2015) |
May 1978 | 3 August 1979[c] | 1 year, 94 days | PUNT | — | |
First vice presidents edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | .jpg)
|
Florencio Mayé Elá (born 1944) |
3 August 1979 | 12 October 1982 | 3 years, 70 days | Military | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | — |
Second vice presidents edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |
|
Salvador Elá Nseng (1940–2022) |
3 August 1979 | February 1980 | 182 days | Military | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | — |
| 2 |
|
Eulogio Oyó (1942–2013) |
February 1980 | December 1981 | 1 year, 303 days | Military | — | |
| 3 |
|
Cristino Seriche Bioko (born 1940) |
December 1981 | 12 October 1982 | 315 days | Military | — | |
List of vice presidents (2012–present) edit
First vice presidents edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | .jpg)
|
Ignacio Milam Tang (born 1940) |
21 May 2012 | 22 June 2016 | 4 years, 32 days | PDGE | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | [1] |
| 2 |
|
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 1969)[d] |
22 June 2016 | Incumbent | 7 years, 301 days | PDGE | [5] | |
Second vice presidents edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |
|
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 1969)[d] |
21 May 2012 | 22 June 2016 | 4 years, 32 days | PDGE | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | [1][5] |
| Vacant (22 June 2016 – present) | ||||||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Executed in Black Beach prison on 21 February 1975.
- ^ Executed by firing squad on 29 September 1979.
- ^ Deposed in a coup d'état.
- ^ a b Son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Guinée équatoriale: nouveau Premier ministre et nouveau vice-président", AFP, 22 May 2012 (in French).
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Guinea Ecuatorial" (PDF).
- ^ "Reference Aid" (PDF). www.cia.gov. 26 June 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Guinée équatoriale : le président Obiang promeut son fils Teodorìn premier vice-président", Jeune Afrique, 23 June 2016 (in French).