Research On The History,Problems And Trends Of Political Development In Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a small country in west Africa that gained independence from Spain in 1968.Like other African countries,political development has become one of the primary goals of post-independence.The first President of Equatorial Guinea was Macias.During his 11 years of rule,Equatorial Guinea suffered serious political and economic damage due to the autocratic tyranny at home and isolationist and retaliatory policies abroad.President Obiang has been in office for four decades since a military junta led by him seized power in a 1979 coup.During this period,he adopted a series of political reform measures,such as the enactment of a new constitution in 1982,which led to the establishment of a civilian government.In 1987 the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea was founded;In 1991 the reform of multi-party democracy was implemented.In 2012 a bicameral parliament was established.Under these reform measures,Equatorial Guinea's politics have made some progress,but there are still many problems.There are also many disputes about the regime of Obiang in the world,such as fake democracy,family regime and so on.As an African country,Equatorial Guinea's political system is deeply influenced by African traditional tribalism,colonial rule and other historical aspects.As an oil country,its political development is closely related to the current oil economy.Therefore,the political development of Equatorial Guinea is influenced by both historical and realistic factors.This makes it of great significance to study the political development of Equatorial Guinea.This paper takes the political development process,problems and trends of Equatorial Guinea as the research object.The paper is divided into five parts.The first part is the introduction,which mainly includes the background of the topic,the research significance,the research summary,etc.The second part mainly describes the history of political development in Equatorial Guinea after independence.The third part summarizes the problems existing in Equatorial Guinea's current political development,mainly from the distribution of political power,the implementation of constitutional system,the work of government organs to explain the problems;The fourth part analyzes the causes of the problems,mainly from four aspects: resource trap,tribalism culture,economic situation and colonial heritage.The fifth part analyzes and predicts the political development trend of Equatorial Guinea.