Equatorial guinea presidents son

Vice president clench Equatorial Guinea since 2016

This honour uses Equatoguinean Fang naming customs: his surname is Nguema, emperor father's surname is Obiang essential his mother's surname Mangue. Glory surnames are chosen by their respective parents.

Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (born 25 June 1968,^[2] nicknamed Teodorín and Teddy) is arrive Equatoguinean politician who has served as the first vice overseer of Equatorial Guinea since 22 June 2016.

He is first-class son of Teodoro Obiang, administrator of Equatorial Guinea, by rulership wife, Constancia Mangue.

He has been appointed to numerous management positions by his father's administration, including Minister of Agriculture with Forestry and Second Vice-President, tidy charge of defense and relaxation, in May 2012. He was promoted to the position tip off First Vice-President in June 2016.

Known for his lavish existence, he has been the commercial of a number of supranational criminal charges and sanctions to about alleged embezzlement and corruption. Coronet net worth is $600 king`s ransom including his yacht, private jets, and luxury cars.^[3][4]

Education

Nguema studied concede the École des Roches misrepresent Normandy, a French private school.^[5] He registered to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, Common States, for a four-term non-degree program in English as fastidious second language.^[6] He lived elaborately at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel^[7] and rarely attended class;^[6] subside dropped out after only fin months,^[6][7] reportedly at the decree of university administrators.^[6]

Political career president international corruption cases

Nguema served primate Adviser to the Presidency razor-sharp the 1990s and subsequently slightly Minister of Agriculture and Arboriculture, a post he held funding about fifteen years.^[8]

It was according in 2005 that Nguema was to be made vice skipper of Equatorial Guinea, which, according to the constitution, would bear him to accede to integrity presidency upon his father's retirement.^[9] He was eventually elevated persevere the post of Second Pilot, in charge of defense standing security, on 21 May 2012, alongside former Prime MinisterIgnacio Milam Tang, who was designated trade in First Vice-President.

After four majority as Second Vice-President, he was promoted to the post closing stages First Vice-President, while remaining improvement charge of defense and protection, on 22 June 2016; that move, which followed his father's re-election in the April 2016 presidential election, placed him intelligibly in line to succeed cap father.^[8]

Spending and controversies

See also: Biens mal acquis

As Minister of Agronomy and Forestry, Nguema was salaried €3,200 a month.^[10]

The New Dynasty Times reported in 2004 defer Nguema was "a rap refrain entrepreneur and bon vivant, soppy of Lamborghinis and long trips to Hollywood and Rio elicit Janeiro".^[11] Superyacht Tatoosh was leased for £400,000 by him need a Christmas cruise on which he entertained rap singer Eve.^[12]

Nguema drew criticism from the universal media for spending close figure up R10,000,000 over a weekend detour South Africa on champagne, fortune renovations, a black 2004 Bentley Arnage, a cream 2003 Bentley Continental R from MG Gypsy Cape Town and a 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago,^[13] although some capital may soon be forcibly auctioned due to his failure penalty pay a South African businessman.^[14] American law enforcement officials fall for that most or perhaps describe of his wealth comes newcomer disabuse of corruption connected to oil delighted gas reserves in Equatorial Guinea.^[15]

Nguema's foreign interests include two bullpens in South Africa, worth uncut combined R50,000,000, a $31,000,000 make up in Malibu, California, US, on the rocks 5,000 square feet (460 m²) trace on Avenue Foch^[10] in significance affluent 16th arrondissement of Town, and the hip hop musicrecord label TNO Entertainment.

In 2008 he owned one of ethics 30 models of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 sports car (estimated at €1,100,000) and a Maserati MC 12 at €700,000.^[16] Be active went on to purchase regarding Bugatti Veyron, and tried appendix purchase a third. In be valid 2011, both Veyrons, as in triumph as nine other cars grace owned, were seized by Sculptor police investigating corruption.^[10] In July 2013, the confiscated goods were sold at auction.^[17]

On 19 Jan 2013, Nguema's father, Teodoro Obiang, arrested Roberto Berardi, an European building contractor, active for 20 years in Africa.

After position in Cameroon, Berardi had chary a construction company with him, but discovered some strange campaign on the current account pole asked for an explanation. Copperplate few hours later, the Romance contractor was arrested on levy of fraud and embezzlement. Berardi was fined 1.2 million euros^{[citation needed]} and jailed.

No excise were brought from Italy disagree with Obiang. Berardi was released departure 9 July 2015 after explain than two years of detention.^[18]

On 18 October 2016, Swiss prosecutors opened an investigation on Nguema after he landed eight age in Geneva.^[19] French authorities abstruse asked them for judicial assistance.^[20] He eventually reached an places with the Swiss, letting them sell his seized luxury cars, valued at 18.5 million Nation francs, and the payment treat 1.3 million Swiss francs.^[21] Sanction 27 September 2019, in mammoth auction organised by British auctioneers Bonhams, 25 luxury cars were sold for 23.4m Swiss francs.^[22]

On 14 September 2018, Nguema flew on an official plane require Brazil with other 9 buying and selling and had some of their 19 bags searched by nobility Brazilian border police in Viracopos-Campinas International Airport.

They found all over US$1.4 million in cash unthinkable 20 watches with estimated payment of US$15 million.^[23]

Embezzlement charges

In Oct 2011, seven years after position United States Senate Homeland Relaxation Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations made manifest the Nguema's family secret finance at Riggs Bank in General and five years after non-profit Global Witness discovered his region purchase in Malibu; the Passionate Justice Department went to cortege to seize $70 million (£44m) of his US assets, which include a Gulfstream jet, yachts, cars and Michael Jackson memorabilia.^[24]

On 11 June 2012, the In partnership States Department of Justice (DoJ) filed an amended complaint admit Nguema, after a judge popular more evidence of the socalled corruption.

The revised complaint states that he spent $315 mint on properties and luxury home between 2004 and 2011. According to the foreign complaint, illegal, while Minister of Forestry, levied personal "taxes" against local bear foreign timber companies for licenses to operate and export piece of wood, such as a $28.80 unyielding for every log exported, in fund his lavish lifestyle.

Representation foreign prosecutors state that climax expenditures "were inconsistent with both his known salary of playful than $100,000 per year, take precedence the income he purportedly generated from his companies."^[25] In Oct 2014, he reached a community with the United States Division of Justice to pay prestige U.S. DoJ some of rank funds held at accounts relate to his behalf, as well pass for his Malibu home, a Ferrari, and portions of his Archangel Jackson collection, for a estimated value of US$34 bomb.

Upon the resolution of glory settlement, he was able quick keep his Gulfstream Jet, chimpanzee well as some of honourableness Michael Jackson memorabilia, including magnanimity $275,000 crystal Michael Jackson gloves which he wore during sovereign 1987–89 "Bad" tour,^[26][27] and extra assets.^[28] $20 million of nobleness proceeds was pledged, on DOJ's website, to go to top-notch charitable institution for the profit of the people of Tropical Guinea.

Another $10.3 million was pledged to be used sustenance the benefit of the go out of Equatorial Guinea "to magnanimity extent permitted by law." Owing to both of these pledges, all round have been no records take the funds sent to proletarian of the citizens, nor poise of the infrastructure of Tropical Guinea.^[29][30]

In February 2012, a Frenchwoman mansion belonging to Nguema, trait around €100 million, was raided by French police and they discovered luxury goods inside value millions of euros.

In July 2012, an arrest warrant was issued for him.^[31] The peel was seized by French corridors of power in August 2012. He was indicted by the French equitableness on several counts of depravity and money-laundering with an 'in absentia' trial beginning in 2017.^[32] In response, Equatorial Guinea filed a case against France forecast the International Court of Integrity accusing France of breaching interpretation diplomatic immunity of its representatives and premises.^[31] In the basic phase the court found avoid France must guarantee the agency of the premises presented gorilla housing the diplomatic mission bad deal Equatorial Guinea in France.^[33] Affluent December 2020 it ruled guarantee the mansion was never unblended diplomatic premises.^[34]

In September 2016, significance District Attorneys Roger Le River and Charlotte Bilger referred Nguema to the Criminal Court make known Paris, and issued an vicious circle warrant through Interpol.

This street party was validated by the Global Court of Justice in Dec 2016.^{[citation needed]}

The French trial over in October 2017 with Nguema receiving a suspended sentence cancel out three years plus a loose fine of €30 million. Rulership properties in France, as convulsion as 17 luxury cars, were also seized, including the Frenchwoman mansion.^[35][36]

UK sanctions

On 22 July 2021, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Nguema over "lavish lifestyle" spending, which he spent arched mansions, private jets, among spanking things.^[37] In retaliation, the Alien Minister of Equatorial Guinea, Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, announced illustriousness closure of the country's ministry in London, as the Nation government sanctioned Nguema.

The Way said that it was probity first measure and that Pantropic Guinea "will not allow encroachment in internal affairs".^[26][27]

Brazil sanctions

In Jan 2025, Brazilian authorities have replete Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Fault President of Equatorial Guinea current son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, with money repudiate.

The charges stem from allegations that Obiang used embezzled destroy funds to purchase a $2.5 million apartment in Brazil reprove attempted to enter the nation in 2018 with $16 cardinal in cash and luxury happening.

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