José Epita Mbomo, a Spanish electrician who sabotaged the Nazis
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José Epita Mbomo, a Spanish electrician who sabotaged the Nazis
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#2A remarkable man. Very interesting.
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#3Nice story. To this day many Spaniards are unaware that Ecuatorial Guinea is a former colony. My memories from High school are that we glanced over it.
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#4Nice story. To this day many Spaniards are unaware that Ecuatorial Guinea is a former colony. My memories from High school are that we glanced over it.
It is still de facto a colony, conveniently ruled by a spanish-supported dictator.
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#5El Pais chooses the facts in a way that pushes a particular agenda. Read at your own peril.
Re: José Epita Mbomo, a Spanish electrician who sabotaged the Nazis
#6Nice story. To this day many Spaniards are unaware that Ecuatorial Guinea is a former colony. My memories from High school are that we glanced over it.
It is still de facto a colony, conveniently ruled by a spanish-supported dictator.
He was originally supported in the coup because his uncle (the then dictator) was exterminating Spaniards (and Guineans as well).
Since then, trade between Spain and EG is nothing to write home about, with Spain only being third to US and China as trading partners, and EQ's exports are a drop in the ocean of the Spanish economy. Investment from either country in the other is residual (Also Obiang regularly blames Spain for funding/supporting oppositors, notably during the coup attempt in 2004[1], which is probably true[2]. Most of the time these oppositors also have Spanish citizenship.
So, in what sense is he supported by Spain, and how is it a colony?
[0] https://www.icex.es/icex/es/navegacion-principal/todos-nuest...
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jun/16/equatorialguin...
[2] https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/03/12/espana/1205318523....
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#8Nice story. To this day many Spaniards are unaware that Ecuatorial Guinea is a former colony. My memories from High school are that we glanced over it.
It is still de facto a colony, conveniently ruled by a spanish-supported dictator.
Ummm no. In fact the relationship between Spain and Guinea is surprisingly tenous considering the colonial past.
Guinea hardly makes it to the news and it isn't in the "national conscience" at all. The average educated spaniard would have to be reminded of the whole story.
Diplomatic relations are somewhat cordial, probably protecting some remaining economical interests, but a bit at "an arms length", as with other dictatorships.
Opposition politicians routinely seek refuge or meet in Spain without any trouble. If anything they decry the "hands off" stance of Spain, hardly the same as a "de facto colony" situation.
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#9Nice story. To this day many Spaniards are unaware that Ecuatorial Guinea is a former colony. My memories from High school are that we glanced over it.
The rest of the Spanish-speaking world is unaware, too. I am foreigner who learned Spanish of Spain, and when traveling in Latin America the locals have often made fun of me for using the vosotros form of verbs. "There are umpteen Spanish-speaking countries, and only one says vosotros," they'd say.
"Not true!" I would try to defend myself. "They use vosotros in Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea, too!" (On my first visit to WS in the early millennium I met many older Saharawis who spoke excellent Spanish as if they had grown up in mainland Spain, though now that demographic must be elderly or already passed away.)
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is still de facto a colony, conveniently ruled by a spanish-supported dictator.
Ummm no. In fact the relationship between Spain and Guinea is surprisingly tenous considering the colonial past. Guinea hardly makes it to the news and it isn't in the "national conscience" at all. The average educated spaniard would have to be reminded of the whole story. Diplomatic relations are somewhat cordial, probably protecting some remaining economical interests, but a bit at "an arms length", as with other d…
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