Teodorín Nguema Obiang
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Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born c.1971, nicknamed Teodorín) is the son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
, the president of Equatorial Guinea
, by his first wife, Constancia Okomo. He currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in his father's government.
He drew criticism from the international media for spending close to R
10,000,000 over a weekend in South Africa
on champagne, property renovations, a black 2004 Bentley Arnage
, a cream 2005 Bentley Continental R
from MG Rover Cape Town
and a 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
, although the properties may soon be forcibly auctioned due to his failure to pay a South African businessman. American law enforcement officials believe that most or perhaps all of his wealth comes from corruption connected to oil and gas reserves in Equatorial Guinea.
Obiangs' foreign concerns include two houses in South Africa, worth a combined R
50,000,000 , a $31,000,000 compound in Malibu, California, a 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) home in the affluent 16th arrondissement of Paris, and the hip hop music
record label
TNO Entertainment. He also owns (as of 2008) one of the 30 models of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4
sports car (estimated at 1 100 000 euros) and a Maserati MC 12 at 700 000 euros.
, Simon Mann
and which embroiled Mark Thatcher
in March 2004, he threatened to kill his uncle, Armengol Ondo Nguema
for his business dealings with du Toit via TRIPLE OPTIONS. Armengol had previously opposed Teodorín's ascension to the presidency. Scattered reports of shots being fired during a meeting appeared in South African newspapers after the incident. It has been reported that he is to be made vice president
of Equatorial Guinea, which, according to the constitution would allow him to accede to the presidency upon his father's retirement.
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s...
, the president of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
, by his first wife, Constancia Okomo. He currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in his father's government.
He drew criticism from the international media for spending close to R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
10,000,000 over a weekend in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on champagne, property renovations, a black 2004 Bentley Arnage
Bentley Arnage
The Bentley Arnage is a large luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England from 1998 to 2009. The Arnage, and its Rolls-Royce-branded sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1998, and were the first entirely new designs for the two marques since 1980.Another break...
, a cream 2005 Bentley Continental R
Bentley Continental R
The Bentley Continental R is a large, expensive, luxury coupé made by Bentley from 1991 to 2002. It was the first Bentley to feature a body not shared with a Rolls-Royce model since the S3 of 1965, the first to use the GM 4L80-E transmission, and the quickest, most expensive, and most powerful...
from MG Rover Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and a 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago
Lamborghini Murciélago
The Lamborghini Murciélago is a two-door, two-seat sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 2001 and 2010. Successor to the Diablo and flagship of the automaker's lineup, the Murciélago was introduced as a coupé in 2001. The automaker's first new design in eleven years, the car...
, although the properties may soon be forcibly auctioned due to his failure to pay a South African businessman. American law enforcement officials believe that most or perhaps all of his wealth comes from corruption connected to oil and gas reserves in Equatorial Guinea.
Obiangs' foreign concerns include two houses in South Africa, worth a combined R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
50,000,000 , a $31,000,000 compound in Malibu, California, a 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) home in the affluent 16th arrondissement of Paris, and the hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
TNO Entertainment. He also owns (as of 2008) one of the 30 models of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of . The original version has a top speed of...
sports car (estimated at 1 100 000 euros) and a Maserati MC 12 at 700 000 euros.
Ministry of Agriculture
In a November 2010 interview with PanAfrica Magazine, Nguema Obiang described his vision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's responsibilities, particularly in Equatorial Guinea's rural communities:- The development of agriculture is a current priority to the Equatorial Guinean Government, as one of the main pillars for the country’s sustainable economic development; therefore, for the Government the countryside is the backbone as a source of sustainable development." Further, "the Government in its agricultural policy directed towards national food self-sufficiency and the resulting improvement in the life of the men in the countryside, has conceived an action plan with an execution program for the medium and long term. This program establishes the farmers’ organization given that our farmers are used to working individually, and there is a need to group them together to instill in them the idea of collective and associated work, with the goal of being able to create cooperative productive associations. In this sense, there have been over 300 productive food associations of both sexes created currently throughout the country, to which the Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, is offering material and financial support with reimbursable loans. The same program foresees the creation of model farms of crops where the food production associations will practice the new cultivating techniques as well as the control of new agricultural machinery that the Government has acquired in the framework of this program.
Nipa Roofs Initiative
In 2011, as Minister of Agriculture, Nguema Obiang started an initiative in Equatorial Guinea to eliminate the traditional nipa roofs in homes and replace them with roofs made of zinc. The effort costs 600 million CFA francs and will begin in the mainland, particularly in the provincial capital of Centro Sur. The minister's objective is to start in record time the distribution tour of the zinc roofs which began during the first weeks of August 2011. The zinc roofs are produced in a sheet metal factory in Bata.2004 attempted coup
After the attempted coup involving Nick du ToitNick du Toit
Nick du Toit is a former South African arms dealer, former mercenary and former army officer of 32 Battalion and the 5th Reconnaissance Commando. He was implicated in the plot to overthrow Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea....
, Simon Mann
Simon Mann
Simon Francis Mann is a British mercenary and former British Army officer. He had been serving a 34-year prison sentence in Equatorial Guinea for his role in a failed coup d'état in 2004, before receiving a presidential pardon on humanitarian grounds on 2 November 2009.Mann was extradited from...
and which embroiled Mark Thatcher
Mark Thatcher
Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet is the son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Baroness Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister, and twin brother of Carol Thatcher...
in March 2004, he threatened to kill his uncle, Armengol Ondo Nguema
Armengol Ondo Nguema
Armengol Ondo Nguema is the younger brother of Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang, as well as being head of the president's Israeli-trained security detail....
for his business dealings with du Toit via TRIPLE OPTIONS. Armengol had previously opposed Teodorín's ascension to the presidency. Scattered reports of shots being fired during a meeting appeared in South African newspapers after the incident. It has been reported that he is to be made vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of Equatorial Guinea, which, according to the constitution would allow him to accede to the presidency upon his father's retirement.
External links
- Homepage for the Ministry of Agriculture for the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Official Homepage for the Ministry of Agriculture for the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
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