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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Basic timeline of Equatorial Guinea

This post is a basic timeline of Equatorial Guinea. There are 7 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Fernao do Po and Portugal arrive at Bioko (1492)
• Bantu culture arrives (17th century - 19th century)
• Spanish Guinea (1778-1968)
• Aro Confederacy (1690-1902)
• Britain occupies Bioko (1827-1843)
• Equatorial Guinea gains independence (1968)
• Attempted coup d'état (2004)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Equatorial Guinea at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Equatorial Guinea.)