Ignacio Milam Tang
Ignacio Milam Tang | |
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Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea | |
In office 8 July 2008 – 21 May 2012 | |
President | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo |
Preceded by | Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea |
Succeeded by | Vicente Ehate Tomi |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 June 1940 |
Political party | PDGE |
Ignacio Milam Tang (born 20 June 1940
Political career
Tang is a member of the
Prime Minister
Tang was appointed Prime Minister by President Teodoro Obiang on July 8, 2008, replacing Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea.[2] Obiang appointed the new government headed by Tang on July 14. About half of the members of the previous government were retained in Tang's government,[6] despite Obiang's scathing criticism of the previous government.[7] Significantly, Tang was the first member of the Fang ethnic group to be appointed Prime Minister since Obiang became President in 1979.[8] At the time of his appointment, Tang was considered a supporter of close relations with Spain and was not believed to be a powerful figure in the PDGE regime.[9]
Following Obiang's re-election in the
Vice president
Tang resigned as Prime Minister on 18 May 2012 and was replaced by
References
- ^ a b c d CV at bisilia.com (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d "Guinée Equatoriale: Ignacio Milam Tang, nouveau Premier ministre" Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, July 8, 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b "New Prime Minister appointed in Equatorial Guinea", afrol News, February 26, 2001.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Nouveaux ambassadeurs équato-guinéens à Madrid et à Paris" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, January 11, 2006 (in French).
- ^ Bernardino Ndze Biyoa, "New energy minister in revamped Equatorial Guinea cabinet" Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, July 15, 2008.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea govt resigns: report" Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, July 5, 2008.
- ^ "Oil change", The Economist, July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea gets new Prime Minister", Afrol News, 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Tang renamed as Equatorial Guinea PM", Reuters, 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Guinée équatoriale: nouveau Premier ministre et nouveau vice-président", AFP, 22 May 2012 (in French).