Bonifacio Ondó Edú-Aguong (16 March 1922 – 5 March 1969) was the

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of Equatorial Guinea while it was still under

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colonial rule, as

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. He took office when the country gained autonomy in 1963, and ran in the country's first presidential election in 1968, losing in the run-off. He handed power over to newly elected president

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on 12 October 1968 (the day of independence). He was imprisoned and officially committed suicide only a few months later. Another account says he returned in 1969 from exile in

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and was killed.

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