Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (11 January 1961 – 6 December 2012) was an Equatorial Guinean politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea having served from 11 July 2004 to 14 August 2006. He was a member of the

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ethnic group. Abia Biteo lived and studied in the

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, where he became a mining engineer. After returning to Equatorial Guinea he began to work for the government and became one of the most powerful officials in his country's

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industry. He was

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from 1999 until 2000, when he was forced to resign following a corruption scandal. He was once a close ally of the President,

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. Abia Biteo served as Minister of State in charge of Relations with Parliament and Legal Affairs of the Presidency"July 2004 - EQUATORIAL GUINEA", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 50, July, 2004 Equatorial Guinea, Page 46047. prior to being appointed Prime Minister on 11 July 2004; his government was announced on 14 July. President Obiang directed serious criticism at Abia Biteo during 2006, and his government resigned on 10 August 2006. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea was appointed to succeed him on 14 August. Abia Biteo remained tortured in

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prison in Malabo as of 2007 and died on 6 December 2012 apparently due to a cardiac arrest.

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