nPosted on August 15, 2020
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nToday is the anniversary of Equatorial Guinea’s adoption of its constitution, in 1982. This small African nation gained its independence from Spain in 1968, and it adopted a constitution then; however, the very first president who was elected ended up forming a single-party nation and totalitarian rule!! A new constitution was crafted to make all of that “legal.” When a military coup removed the dictator, the nation needed a new constitution. Again.
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nUnfortunately, the coup removed one dictator and replaced him with another dictator. The nation is an example of terrible inequality in income distribution and horrific human rights violations!
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nDid you know…?
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nEquatorial Guinea is the only nation in Africa with Spanish as an official language.
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nEven though Equatorial Guinea is near the Equator (as you would expect), it’s not actually touching the Equator, and only one teeny island owned by the nation (an island called Annobon) lies south of the Equator.
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nThe island of Annobon has NEVER had a cloudless day! It is either rainy or misty at least part of every day. Like, EVERY day.
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nAlso on this date:
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nBon in August
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nMycologist Elias Fries’s birthday
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nNational Honey Bee Day
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nPrincely Celebrations in Liechtenstein
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nRestoration of Light Day in South Korea
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nIndependence Day in the Republic of the Congo
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nChauvin Day
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nInternational Homeless Animals Day
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nThe Flooding of the Nile
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nPalindrome Day 8-15-18
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Anniversary of Arequipa, Peru
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nBirthday of author Edith Nesbit
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nAcadian Day in Canada
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nPlan ahead:
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