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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad38 History of Equatorial Guinea] | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Equatorial-Guinea.html Every Culture] Equatorial Guinea | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country located in Central Africa. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. | Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country located in Central Africa. Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. | ||
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1968 - Independence was conceded and the region became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea<br> | 1968 - Independence was conceded and the region became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea<br> | ||
1974 - 1968 In an ongoing reign of terror a quarter of the entire population had fled abroad, and out of a population of 300,000, an estimated 80,000 were killed<br> | 1974 - 1968 In an ongoing reign of terror a quarter of the entire population had fled abroad, and out of a population of 300,000, an estimated 80,000 were killed<br> | ||
[[Category:Equatorial Guinea]] [[Category:Histories]] | [[Category:Equatorial Guinea]] [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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