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The flag of Equatorial Guinea was adopted on August 21, 1979. Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Equatorial_Guinea. ... FIAV usage code 63. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...
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EquatorialGuinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule.
President OBIANG NGUEM MBASOGO has ruled the tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands and one of the smallest countries on the African continent, since he seized power in a coup in 1979.
Although pre-independence EquatorialGuinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture).
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