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August 25th, 2009

Once Upon a Coup
History of Equatorial Guinea

Few people can find Equatorial Guinea on a map; the tiny country is located on the western coast of Africa and is slightly smaller than Maryland. It has grown in importance since 1995 when vast oil reserves were discovered in the Gulf of Guinea. Scroll through the interactive timeline below and click on the “+” signs to learn about Equatorial Guinea’s colonial past, transition to independence under a brutal dictator, and ongoing wealth disparity amid new oil revenue.

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Karen Lawrence -- August 27th, 2009 at 12:12 am

THis would make a great movie and that’s probably the only way most people would ever find out about this because there just isn’t enough NEWS, especially international news, that is even touched on by other stations. They don’t know what they’re missing. Thank you for brining relevant, exciting news coverage to the rest of us.eing

Josiane Connor -- August 27th, 2009 at 10:23 am

IT’S NICE TO VIEW A DOCUMENTARY THAT ALLOWS ONE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES, WELL DONE.

AK -- August 27th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Excellent stuff. For all the talk about human rights on the one hand, and sovereignty on the other, HYPOCRISY remains the only real constant in world politics.

Thomas Trappler -- October 23rd, 2009 at 3:57 pm

When I was in the UCLA Screenwriting Program I wrote a screenplay about the situation in Equatorial Guinea. That screenplay won UCLA’s Best Screenplay of the Year award that year and got me my first agent at William Morris. If anyone is interested in more information about this screenplay, please feel free to contact me at screenwriter@consultant.com.

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