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Equatoguinean Female Hurdlers
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoriale, pt, link=no, República da Guiné Equatorial), *french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoriale * pt, link=no, República da Guiné Equatorial is a country on the west coast of Central Africa, with an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. , the country had a population of 1,468,777. Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly ''Fernando Pó'') in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobón, a small volcanic island which is the only part of the country south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caminemos Pisando Las Sendas De Nuestra Inmensa Felicidad
"" (; "Let Us Walk Treading the Paths of Our Immense Happiness"), sometimes written with ("the Path")) is the national anthem of Equatorial Guinea. History The anthem was written by musician and writer Atanasio Ndongo Miyone. The lyrics were influenced by the end of Spanish Guinea, Equatorial Guinea's colonisation, with anti-colonisation being a main theme. The music was composed by Ramiro Sánchez López, who was a Spanish lieutenant and the deputy director of music at the army headquarters located in Madrid. He received a prize of 25,000 Spanish peseta, pesetas for composing the music. The anthem was first performed on Equatorial Guinea's independence day, 12 October 1968. On 18 June 2021, the General Director of Sports of Equatorial Guinea, Rodolfo Bodipo Diaz, announced that it was now mandatory to play the national anthem before all sporting events. The decision was made to "encourage and promote national pride and patriotic spirit from the base", referring to the youth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |