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Francisco Mac铆as Nguema Part 1: The Forgotten Dictator

Mac铆as' rule in Equatorial Guinea is a blood-curdling story of opportunism & paranoia.

This is the extraordinary, blood-curdling story of a dictator you may never have heard of. From 1968-79, the African nation of Equatorial Guinea was helmed by its first, and to date only, freely elected president. Initially, Francisco Mac铆as Nguema was seen by the Spanish colonial authorities as a safe choice. He proved to be anything but. Things went off the rails at an astonishing rate, as Mac铆as rapidly turned the country into what would be called the 'Dachau of Africa'. His is a tale of sheer opportunism on the way up, and drug-fuelled paranoia on the way down...

Narrated by Paul McGann. A Noiser production, written by Sean Coleman.

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50 minutes