1999: Equatorial Guinea: Ruling Party Sweeps Legislative Elections

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The ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won 75 of the 80 seats in the House of Representatives in elections held on March 7, 1999. The party is controlled by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since seizing power in 1979. ...