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Last Updated: Oct 14, 2008 - 7:38:47 AM |
The opposition group "Democrats for Change" claims to be in contact
with high officials within the Malabo presidency, alerting about the
"possible death or at least irreversible coma" of President Obiang.
The source was said to be in contact with the family of the reportedly
deseased Dictator, which had wanted state sources to remain silent on
the situation, to enable the family to mourn its leader.
However, in accordance with typical Equatoguinean conspiracy theories,
the opposition group claims that the delayed publication of the
President's alleged death was tied to the family's hope that Mr
Obiang's first-borne son "Teodorin" would be given time to take over
power. "Democrats for Change" claim that their source in the presidency
had urged them to publish President Obiang's death to avoid "an
anti-democratic solution" in the country.
The 66-year-old President of Equatorial Guinea came to power in a coup
in 1979, enthroning and killing his own uncle Francisco Macias. He has
ruled the Spanish ex-colony as his personal belonging ever since.
Rumours about his ill health have been common during the last decade.
It has been commonly accepted that the Equatoguinean President is
suffering from terminal prostate cancer, amongst other illnesses. He is
reported to visit European and Moroccan hospitals on a regular basis.
However, rumours of his death have so far not been spread at many
occasions.
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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