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Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: `~congresman Ron paul~~ on December 23, 2008, 09:02:17 am: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7796902.stm

For any of you who follow various situations in Africa this doesn't bode well at all! :fogetcool: coups are bad news.
Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: Lars on December 23, 2008, 12:02:03 pm: It's not in Equatorial Guinea, it's in Guinea. Different countries! (there are three different countries in Africa named Guinea alone if I can remember, plus there's Papa New Guinea so yeah lots of Guineas to keep track of!)
Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: datamanc3r on December 23, 2008, 05:27:16 pm: I really can't tell if this is good or bad. Are they trying to 'purge' corruption, or are they trying to establish a new government. Looks like their elections've been pretty corrupt, with that Conte guy winning three consecutively and 'ruling with an iron fist.' It could be good if they restore democracy, and bad if they just replace conte with a military dictator.

Military coups are the bests.
Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: `~congresman Ron paul~~ on December 23, 2008, 06:40:57 pm: Quote from: larsdood on December 23, 2008, 12:02:03 pm
It's not in Equatorial Guinea, it's in Guinea. Different countries! (there are three different countries in Africa named Guinea alone if I can remember, plus there's Papa New Guinea so yeah lots of Guineas to keep track of!)

haha god dammit, i had them mixed up yes.

Quote from: Juris on December 23, 2008, 05:27:16 pm
I really can't tell if this is good or bad. Are they trying to 'purge' corruption, or are they trying to establish a new government. Looks like their elections've been pretty corrupt, with that Conte guy winning three consecutively and 'ruling with an iron fist.' It could be good if they restore democracy, and bad if they just replace conte with a military dictator.

Military coups are the bests.

I don't really think military coups ever end up with rulers who have good intentions for their country.
Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: the_nackster on December 23, 2008, 11:42:04 pm: Quote from: stern_gupples on December 23, 2008, 06:40:57 pm

I don't really think military coups ever end up with rulers who have good intentions for their country.

United States

Australia

Those two did ok.
Title: Coup in Ecquatorial Guinea
Post by: GirlBones on December 24, 2008, 12:01:46 am: Quote from: stern_gupples on December 23, 2008, 06:40:57 pm
haha god dammit, i had them mixed up yes.

I don't really think military coups ever end up with rulers who have good intentions for their country.

pretty much every south american country between 1900-1970

and the us revolution wasnt a military coup

a mil coup is when a nation's military overthrows its civilian leadership