Obiang's Impact On Equatorial Guinea
Parents to a home and teachers to a classroom are just like dictators to their countries. Dictators are authoritative figures who have complete control over a country, just as parents have control over a household, teachers have control over a classroom, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has control over Equatorial Guinea. Obiang is a man that not only has control over his country, but has also instilled fear into the hearts of his people. During his 30 year reign, Obiang has marginally benefited the Equatorial Guinea and has predominantly hindered the country that he continues to control (Norman).
Obiang uses the fear of his people to achieve and gain more power, which is detrimental to Equatorial Guinea because Obiang’s is focused on his …show more content…
Obiang is not only oppressive in his physical torture, but also in the financial decsions that he makes for his country. Notably, large deposits of oil were discovered in Equatorial Guinea, which caused the gross domestic product to triple. This is beneficial to the country as this indicates that Equatorial Guinea has a healthy economy. In fact, the per capita income also increased, which means that life for the people of Equatorial Guinea should have heftily improved. Instead, Obiang pocketed most of the money for himself and his family claiming that his people were not poor, but just used to living in a different way. All while 70% of his people are living below the poverty line, only 43% percent of his people have access to clean drinking water, the infant mortality rate is at an all-time high, the life expectancy rate is relatively low at only fifty-one years old, and malnutrition is common problem. Furthermore, Obiang continued to acquire full control of the national treasury, declaring that he was trying to prevent civil servants from being tempted to complete corrupt activities. Through Obiang’s hunger for wealth and control we witness him singlehandedly destroy his country, which leaves his people to suffer; meanwhile, Obiang is living a life of luxury
Obiang uses the fear of his people to achieve and gain more power, which is detrimental to Equatorial Guinea because Obiang’s is focused on his …show more content…
Obiang is not only oppressive in his physical torture, but also in the financial decsions that he makes for his country. Notably, large deposits of oil were discovered in Equatorial Guinea, which caused the gross domestic product to triple. This is beneficial to the country as this indicates that Equatorial Guinea has a healthy economy. In fact, the per capita income also increased, which means that life for the people of Equatorial Guinea should have heftily improved. Instead, Obiang pocketed most of the money for himself and his family claiming that his people were not poor, but just used to living in a different way. All while 70% of his people are living below the poverty line, only 43% percent of his people have access to clean drinking water, the infant mortality rate is at an all-time high, the life expectancy rate is relatively low at only fifty-one years old, and malnutrition is common problem. Furthermore, Obiang continued to acquire full control of the national treasury, declaring that he was trying to prevent civil servants from being tempted to complete corrupt activities. Through Obiang’s hunger for wealth and control we witness him singlehandedly destroy his country, which leaves his people to suffer; meanwhile, Obiang is living a life of luxury