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Obiang, also known as Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, seized power in Equatorial Guinea more than 30 years ago.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Obiang, also known as Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, seized power in Equatorial Guinea more than 30 years ago.
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"This prize hits new heights of hypocrisy," said Simon Taylor, director of Global Witness, calling Obiang "a despotic kleptocrat whose corrupt behavior has condemned his citizens to dire poverty."
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"This prize hits new heights of hypocrisy," said Simon Taylor, director of Global Witness, calling Obiang "a despotic kleptocrat whose corrupt behavior has condemned his citizens to dire poverty."
The Seattle Times 2009
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"This prize hits new heights of hypocrisy," said Simon Taylor, director of Global Witness, calling Obiang "a despotic kleptocrat whose corrupt behavior has condemned his citizens to dire poverty."
Fore, right! 2009
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"This prize hits new heights of hypocrisy," said Simon Taylor, director of Global Witness, calling Obiang "a despotic kleptocrat whose corrupt behavior has condemned his citizens to dire poverty."
Homepage By DONNA BRYSON 2009
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US Senator Carl Levin, chair of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, this month condemned Obiang and his son for corruption and lavish spending, including a multi-million dollar mansion and plane.
Courtney C. Radsch: Prize-Winning Hypocrisy Courtney C. Radsch 2010
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The 67-year-old Obiang has ruled the country for more than 30 years with an iron fist that has earned his country a spot among the ten 'worst of the worst' human rights offenders in Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World survey.
Courtney C. Radsch: Prize-Winning Hypocrisy Courtney C. Radsch 2010
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UNESCO's decision on Wednesday to indefinitely suspend the Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, established in 2008 with $3 million from the president of Equatorial Guinea, seems to answer the questions above with a "no."
Courtney C. Radsch: Prize-Winning Hypocrisy Courtney C. Radsch 2010
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It is not just the obvious tyrants such as Robert Mugabe, 87 years old and still ruining Zimbabwe, and Teodoro Obiang, whose repressive kleptocracy in Equatorial Guinea is now the longest-standing government in Africa.
A good news story out of Africa brings hope | Ian Birrell 2011
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