Chamber Of People's Representatives
The Chamber of Deputies (; ; ) is the lower house of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea. Although vested with considerable powers under the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea, country's constitution, the Chamber has been dominated by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea since its establishment, and there is virtually no opposition to executive decisions. Indeed, there have never been more than eight opposition legislators in the body. Electoral system The 100 members of the Chamber are elected by closed-list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies. Members serve five-year terms. Legislative history The first legislative body was the unicameral General Assembly of Spanish Guinea () which was established in 1964, when Spanish Guinea was given autonomy. It was replaced by Republican Assembly () in October 1968, which had 36 deputies elected for five-year terms. Additionally there was Republican Council - Senate (). Mba Ada was the first president of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salomón Nguema Owono
Salomón Nguema Owono (born 12 December 1954) is an Equatoguinean politician who has been the 3rd President of the Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea), Chamber of Deputies since 2024, and previously held the position from 1999 to 2008. He and Gaudencio Mohaba Mesú are tied for having the longest tenures as president of the chamber. Between his terms as president he was Minister of Health and Social Welfare, during which he oversaw Equatorial Guinea's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea, COVID-19 pandemic. Early life Salomón Nguema Owono was born on 12 December 1954. Career In 1999, Owono was selected to succeed Marcelino Nguema Onguene as President of the Chamber of Deputies (Equatorial Guinea), Chamber of Deputies. He was the third person to hold the position and held it until 2008. In 2006, Owono conducted a three day state visit to Angola. Owono was Vice Prime Minister in charge of Social Affairs and Human Rights of Equatorial Guinea and then Minister ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Federico Ngomo
Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Arts and language * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ * Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, renowned Filipino painter * Federico Andahazi, Argentine writer and psychologist * Federico Aubele, Argentine singer-songwriter * Federico Ayos, Argentine actor * Federico Canessi (1905–1977), Mexican sculptor, muralist * Federico Casagrande, Italian jazz guitarist * Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor who is most famous for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos * Federico Cesari, Italian actor * Federico Cortese, Italian conductor, Music Director of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra * Federico D'Elía, Argentine actor * Federico Elizalde, Filipino marksman and musician * Federico Falco, Argentine writer * Federico Fellini, Italian film-maker and directo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Politics Of Equatorial Guinea
The politics of Equatorial Guinea take place under an authoritarian regime where power has been centralized under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema since he seized power in a 1979 coup against his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema. The regime party, Partido democrático de guinea ecuatorial, is the dominant party in Equatorial Guinea politics. The structure of Nguema's regime has varied over time. Initially, it was a military dictatorship before transforming into a single-party state before most recently becoming competitive authoritarian. Elections take place in Equatorial Guinea but they are neither free nor fair. The political opposition is either repressed or co-opted by the Nguema regime. Corruption is widespread in Equatorial Guinea where members of the Nguema regime enrich themself on Equatorial Guinea's substantial oil wealth. Nominally, the politics Equatorial Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both the head of stat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Government Of Equatorial Guinea
The politics of Equatorial Guinea take place under an authoritarian regime where power has been centralized under President Teodoro Obiang Nguema since he seized power in a 1979 coup against his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema. The regime party, Partido democrático de guinea ecuatorial, is the dominant party in Equatorial Guinea politics. The structure of Nguema's regime has varied over time. Initially, it was a military dictatorship before transforming into a single-party state before most recently becoming competitive authoritarian. Elections take place in Equatorial Guinea but they are neither free nor fair. The political opposition is either repressed or co-opted by the Nguema regime. Corruption is widespread in Equatorial Guinea where members of the Nguema regime enrich themself on Equatorial Guinea's substantial oil wealth. Nominally, the politics Equatorial Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both the head of state a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Legislative Branch
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national, state/provincial/regional, local, even supranational (such as the European Parliament). Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power, as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as Primary and secondary legislation, primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly Election, elected, al ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Legislatures By Country
This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general Deliberative assembly, assembly of Representative democracy, representatives and that have the power to Legislation, legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list. Names of legislatures The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language). List of legislatures Supranational legislatures Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations) Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories) See also *Elections by country (legislatures elections) *List of nation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gaudencio Mohaba Mesu
Gaudencio may refer to the following people: ;Given name * Gaudencio Hernández Burgos (born 1962), Mexican politician *Gaudencio Rosales Gaudencio Borbón Rosales (born August 10, 1932), also known as Lolo Dency, is a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Manila, from 2003 to 2011. He was made a cardinal in 2006. Rosales was the fourth native Filipino to ho ... (born 1932), Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila, the Philippines * José Gaudencio León Castañeda (born 1960), Mexican politician ;Surname * Miguel Gaudêncio, African-Portuguese film director {{Given name, type=both ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan
Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan (born 1946) was Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea from April 1, 1996, to March 4, 2001. Beginning in 2000, Dougan's government was subjected to serious criticism from the parliamentary majority with regard to allegations of corruption. This led to what was described as an "institutional crisis", and Dougan resigned on February 23, 2001. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema appointed Cándido Muatetema Rivas Cándido Muatetema Rivas (20 February 1960 – 16 June 2014) was a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004. Biography Muatetema was born in Batete, a village in southern Fernando Po (today Bioko) near L ... to succeed him on February 26. afrol News, February 26, 2001. ...
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Marcelino Nguema Onguene
Marcelino is a surname that originated in Spain. There are also several families with the Marcelino surname in Philippines, Portugal, and the Americas (North, Central, and South). *Carolina Marcelino (born 1984), Brazilian researcher and computer scientist * Fábio Marcelino (1973–2025), Brazilian volleyball player *Flor Marcelino (born 1951), Politician born in Manila, Philippines * Malaya Marcelino, Canadian politician Marcelino is also a first name given in Spanish and Portuguese: *Marcelino Bernal, (1962) Mexican association footballer (var. Mexican clubs). *Marcelino Bolivar, (1964) Venezuelan boxer. *Marcelino Elena, (1971) Spanish association footballer (Gijón, Mallorca). *Marcelino de Oraá Lecumberri, (1788–1851) Basque Spanish military man and administrator. * Marcelino Libanan, Filipino politician * Marcelino López, (1943–2001) Cuban American baseball pitcher. *Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, (1856–1912) Spanish scholar, historian. *Marcelino Martínez, (1940), i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Felipe Ondo Obiang
Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy people with this name include: Royalty * Felipe I of Spain * Felipe II of Spain * Felipe III of Spain * Felipe IV of Spain * Felipe V of Spain * Felipe VI of Spain, King of Spain * Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón, nephew of the Spanish king Others * Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico * Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist * Felipe Zúniga del Cid (born 1948), Honduran politician * FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain Sports Football * Felipe (footballer, born 1977) (Felipe Jorge Loureiro), Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born 1978) (Felipe Reinaldo da Silva), Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born February 1984) (Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos), Brazilian footballer * Felipe (football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francisco Bodien Ngalo
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Communitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque is spoken, " Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". " Kiko"and "Cisco" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed " Chico" (''shíco''). People with the given name * Pope Francis (1936-2025) is rendered in the Spanish, Portuguese and Filipino languages as Papa Francisco * Francisco Acebal (1866–1933), Spanish writer and autho ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pastor Torao Sikara
A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christianity, Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always Ordination, ordained. In Methodism, pastors may be either License to Preach (Methodist), licensed or ordained. The New Testament typically uses the words "bishops" (Acts 20:28) and "presbyter" (1 Peter 5:1) to indicate the ordained leadership in early Christianity. Likewise, Peter instructs these particular servants to "act like Shepherd, shepherds" as they "oversee" the flock of God (1 Peter 5:2). The words "bishop" and "presbyter" were sometimes used in an interchangeable way, such as in Titus 1:5-6. However, there is ongoing dispute between branches of Christianity over whether there are two Holy orders, ordained classes (presbyters and deacons), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |