President's Day

June 5, Wednesday

Equatorial Guinea annually celebrates President's Day on June 5. This holiday was established to commemorate birthday of current President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Obiang was born on June 5, 1942. He attended Military Academy in Spain and achieved the rank of lieutenant. His uncle Francisco Macías Nguema was elected the first president of Equatorial Guinea and he gave Obiang various jobs, including governor of the island Bioko and leader of the National Guard.