It is no exaggeration to use the word "tyrant" to describe Macié, the first president of Equatorial Guinea, who during his presidency engaged in a dictatorship, first shooting all those who opposed him, then all the men associated with his mistresses, then his own teachers, and finally his own nephew.
It is such a brutal man, those who oppose him will be shot, and those who support him will also be shot.
How did such a "psychopath" become president, and what did he do after becoming president?
Lick the dog Francisco Macière Nguema
Equatorial Guinea was a Spanish colony until World War II, but Spain could not stop the tide of global national independence after World War II.
Therefore, Spain planned to elect a puppet in Equatorial Guinea to be president, one to be loyal enough, but also stupid enough to be easy to control.
At this time, Macière entered the eyes of the Spanish leader Francisco Franco, and because Macière admired him very much, he directly changed his name to Francisco.
At the banquet for the 25th anniversary of Franco's reign, Macière went to congratulate him, and at the banquet he was appreciated by Franco, a young man who adored me so much and was very promising (loyal).
As for whether it is stupid or not, several tests were carried out on Macière, but I don't know if I don't know if I test, a test, there was such a "phoenix chick" in the small Guinean government, it was really stupid, it completely met the standards of a puppet, and even exceeded it.
The Spanish government immediately clapped, and this kid was it.
Spain has "dogs" as a problem
In 1968, Equatorial Guinea officially became independent.
Macié also successfully defeated his political opponents and became the first president of Equatorial Guinea.
No one expected that in the second month of Macière's inauguration, he would directly stop pretending and have a showdown.
A direct order was given for the total expulsion of all Spaniards in the territory, but Spain had been operating in Equatorial Guinea for a long time, and most of the people who remained in the territory were teachers, technicians and administrators.
Equatorial Guinea had only 300,000 people at the time, and if they were expelled, the entire national system would be paralyzed.
Many people were dissatisfied with Macière's policies, and unrest broke out throughout the country.
Seeing this, the foreign minister and many officials went directly to Macière to accuse, and if nothing else, there would be an accident.
Buddy just became president, still used to you? And then directly pulled these people out and shot.
The economy collapsed directly, and the government became a "horse family"
At that time, Equatorial Guinea's main source of income was the cultivation of domestic cocoa and coffee, and coincidentally, the farmers were all Spanish and the workers were all Nigerians.
Macière ordered not only the expulsion of the Spaniards, but also other foreigners.
This is bad, people who can plant have been driven away, large areas of plantations in the country have been directly abandoned, the country's economy has collapsed directly, and many people have starved to death.
In his second year in office, Macière directly abolished all parties except the ruling party and proclaimed himself president for life.
The people in the government who contradicted Macière were basically shot, seeing that there were basically no people in the government, and Macière simply pulled his family and relatives directly into the government as officials, one official per person, and could not finish being an official at all.
Seeing that his relatives did not have much culture, and did not manage so many departments well, Macière simply disbanded the unnecessary departments directly, leaving only three departments in operation - the army, the police and prisons.
Really the government is my home, and it depends on everyone to maintain it.
The book burning pit Confucianism, and the plan to create gods began
Probably the reason why some people often say that Macière is stupid, he is very hostile to knowledgeable people.
After Macière came to power, he directly ordered the closure of all schools, the banning of all newspapers and magazines, the burning of all libraries, and even the shooting of his own teachers.
After all the intellectuals were executed or exiled, only ordinary people with no knowledge remained in the country, and Macière's plan could be implemented.
He named himself the only true God in the world, ordered all churches to hang his portrait, and printed his portrait on the banknotes used by the state.
What if I don't have money to spend? Macière teaches you a trick
After the collapse of the domestic economy, the whole country has no economic resources, but it still has to pay for the army, what to do, Macière looked at the few remaining foreign ministry seedlings in the government.
What to do about it? It is impossible to trade with other countries, after all, there is nothing left at home.
Nothing in the country? Marcier's inspiration flashed, and the barefoot one was not afraid to wear shoes, and he was directly kidnapped for money.
Just do it, Macière carried out a large-scale search for foreigners in the country, even passing by.
A German woman was sold for more than $57,000 and a Spanish professor for $40,000. Not only were the kidnappers from the West, but the Soviet government had also paid $6,000 for a Soviet citizen.
The Soviet Union was a friendship price, because the Soviet Union had good relations with Equatorial Guinea.
Macié just took Equatorial Guinea with nothing, you came to attack me is also your loss, the countries also broke their teeth and swallowed in the stomach, and a scoundrel has nothing to do.
The fall of God, the rise of neurosis
Finally, one day, the army's salary could not be paid, and several army generals approached him for theories and were directly shot by Marcier, including his nephew.
His other nephew, Obiang, couldn't sit still, thinking that he would be next, so he decided to resist, and the coup was unexpectedly smooth, and there was no resistance throughout the process.
It seems that everyone has a long-standing grudge against Macière.
After Macière's arrest, the medical team evaluated his mental state and found that Macière suffered from intermittent psychosis, frequent marijuana use, and had major vision problems.
Later, Obiang invited the International Commission of Jurists to try Macière, who was charged with more than 80,000 crimes, and in accordance with the principle of humanity, mental illness cannot be punishable by death, so Macière was sentenced to life imprisonment.
But Obiang was not satisfied with this result and interrupted to bypass the court and put Macière to death.
When it came time to carry out the execution, no one dared to do it, and they were all afraid that Macière would become a ghost and god after his death to demand his life.
In the end, Obiang invited soldiers from other countries, which put Macière to death, and the 11-year tyrannical rule finally ended.
However, Equatorial Guinea has only changed its dictator, and the people are still in dire straits.