Antonio Mba Nguema

Antonio Mba Nguema Mikue (17 November 1952 – 5 May 2019) was an Equatoguinean politician. He was a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE).[1]

Biography

He was born on 17 November 1952 in Mongomo, Wele-Nzas.[1] He was the stepbrother of the current president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and started his military career in the 1970s.[2]

In 1992, he became the director of National Security in Obiang's government, working in this position until 2004.[3] Later, he became the Minister of National Defense, a position which he occupied until 2016. He had the highest rank in the country's army as the Captain of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. In June 2016, he was named as the Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Republic, in charge of Presidential Security—a position he held until his death in 2019.[3]

He died on 5 May 2019, in a South African hospital after severe illness. The government declared a "state of mourning" in response.[4] His funeral took place on 10 May, with various government officials in attendance. He was posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of Independence of Equatorial Guinea.[1] He was subsequently buried in Mongomo.[5][6]

He married twice and had 17 children.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Funeral de Estado en honor a Mba Nguema Mikue" [State funeral in honour of Mba Nguema Mikue]. Página Oficial del Gobierno de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial (in Portuguese). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "El derrocamiento de Macías. La caída del tigre". 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Guinea Ecuatorial: el hermanastro del presidente y figura principal del régimen ha fallecido. Agence France Presse". ASODEGUE. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Decretan Estado de luto por la muerte de Antonio Mba Nguema". ASODEGUE. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Llegada del fallecido Antonio Mba Nguema Mikue a Mongomo". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Los restos mortales de Antonio Mba Nguema Mikue reciben sepultura en Mongomo". Guinea Ecuatorial Press. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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