Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó
Miguel Abia Biteo | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea | |
| In office 11 July 2004 – 14 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Cándido Muatetema Rivas |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó 11 January 1961 Baney, Spanish Guinea |
| Died | 6 December 2012 (aged 51) Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Citizenship | Equatorial Guinean |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea |
| Occupation | Politician |
Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (11 January 1961 – 6 December 2012) was an Equatoguinean politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea having served from 11 July 2004 to 14 August 2006. He was a member of the Bubi ethnic group.[1]
Abia Biteo was born in 1961 in Santiago de Bane, which is part of the island of Bioko Norte, in then Spanish Guinea.[2][3] He was a part of the Bubi ethnic group, becoming one of the first Bubi politicians as they have previously not had an active role in politics.[4] Abia Biteo lived and studied in the Soviet Union, where he became a mining engineer.[3] 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, becoming one of the signatories of the first oil agreements between Equatorial Guinea and American companies and help shaped the country's oil policy.[3] During the 1990s he held the position of Director at the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons and was also Secretary of State in that ministry.[3]
He was Minister of Finance from 1999 until 2000, when he was forced to resign following a corruption scandal.[5]
Abia Biteo served as Minister of State in charge of Relations with Parliament and Legal Affairs of the Presidency[6][7] prior to being appointed Prime Minister on 11 July 2004; his government was announced on 14 July.[7] He married Isabel Erauel Ivina, the daughter of the Mayor of Malabo, in 2005.[3]
President Obiang directed serious criticism at Abia Biteo during 2006, and his government resigned on 10 August 2006. Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea was appointed to succeed him on 14 August.[8]
Abia Biteo remained tortured in Black Beach prison in Malabo as of 2007[9] and died on 6 December 2012 apparently due to a cardiac arrest.[10]
References
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- ^ "Estas son las personalidades que han ostentado el cargo de Primer Ministro en Guinea Ecuatorial". Ahoraeg (in Spanish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Décès de Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, ministre du Travail de la Guinée équatoriale". France-Equatorial Guinea Association (in French). 7 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Appiah, Anthony; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (2010). Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ East, Roger; O'Reilly, Carina; Thomas, Richard (2006). Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders. Routledge. ISBN 9781857433463.
- ^ "Le gouvernement de Guinée Equatoriale formé le 11 février 2003" Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, N° 264, February 17, 2003 (in French).
- ^ a b "July 2004 - EQUATORIAL GUINEA", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 50, July, 2004 Equatorial Guinea, Page 46047.
- ^ "President names new E Guinea prime minister" Archived 2006-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Sapa-AFP (Mail & Guardian Online), 15 August 2006.
- ^ "Candidatura Independiente Guinea EcuatorialNoticiasMAS SOBRE LA DETENCI". Candidatura Independiente Guinea Ecuatoria. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Factoria Audiovisual S.R.L. He was Minister of Labor and Social Security until his death. "Fallecimiento del Ministro de Trabajo y Seguridad Social - Página Oficial del Gobierno de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial". Guineaecuatorialpress.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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