Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
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Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (born 1961) is a former Prime Minister
of Equatorial Guinea
having served from June 14, 2004 to August 14, 2006. He is a member of the Bubi ethnic group.
Biteo lived and studied in the Soviet Union
, where he became a mining engineer. After returning to Equatorial Guinea he began to work for the government and became one of the most powerful officials in his country's oil
industry. He was Minister of Finance from 1999 until 2000, when he was forced to resign following a corruption scandal. He is a close ally of the President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
.
He served as Minister of State in charge of Relations with Parliament and Legal Affairs of the Presidency prior to being appointed as Prime Minister on June 14, 2004; his government was announced on June 15.
President Obiang directed serious criticism at Abia Biteo Boricó during 2006, and his government resigned on August 10, 2006. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
was appointed to succeed him on August 14.
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
having served from June 14, 2004 to August 14, 2006. He is a member of the Bubi ethnic group.
Biteo lived and studied in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, where he became a mining engineer. After returning to Equatorial Guinea he began to work for the government and became one of the most powerful officials in his country's oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
industry. He was Minister of Finance from 1999 until 2000, when he was forced to resign following a corruption scandal. He is a close ally of the President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician who has been President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. He ousted his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema, in an August 1979 military coup and has overseen Equatorial Guinea's emergence as an important oil producer, beginning in the 1990s...
.
He served as Minister of State in charge of Relations with Parliament and Legal Affairs of the Presidency prior to being appointed as Prime Minister on June 14, 2004; his government was announced on June 15.
President Obiang directed serious criticism at Abia Biteo Boricó during 2006, and his government resigned on August 10, 2006. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea is a politician from Equatorial Guinea and a member of PDGE. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008. He is a lawyer by profession.Mangue Obama has worked as President Teodoro Obiang Nguema's lawyer...
was appointed to succeed him on August 14.