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6 unusual facts about Malabo


Álvaro Cervera

Álvaro Cervera Díaz (born 20 September 1965 in Santa Isabel, Spanish Guinea) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and the current coach of CD Tenerife.

Chester E. Norris

The main street in the wealthiest suburb of the capital, Malabo, is named Chester E. Norris Avenue in recognition of his relationship with the regime of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago.

Former general Hospital of Douala

He supplanted The late consul, nickname given to the British Consul Hewett, still retained in his official duties in Fernando Poo (now Malabo), who got to Cameroon Town too late to negotiate a British establishment in this city.

History of rail transport in Equatorial Guinea

The history of rail transport in Equatorial Guinea began in 1913, when a standard gauge railway was constructed from the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Santa Isabel, to the nearby villages of Banapa and Basupo.

Malabo

Many of the street names reflect an African nationalist or anti-colonial theme, with names such as "Independence Avenue" or "Patrice Lumumba Road" being main roads.

Raúl Fabiani

After the departure of the Frenchman, Brazilian Gílson Paulo arrived at Malabo as his replacement and the player was included in the preliminary list for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.


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Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Bata, like Malabo, contains some of the country's best hotels including the Hotel Panafrica, overlooking the beach.

Francisco Macías Nguema

Soldiers dressed up in Santa Claus costumes executed them by shooting at the football stadium in Malabo, while amplifiers were playing Mary Hopkin's "Those Were the Days".

Francisco Malabo Beosá

In 1973, Francisco Macías Nguema in his policy of Africanizing the names of geographic landmarks in Equatorial Guinea, changed the name of Santa Isabel, the capital of Equatorial Guinea to Malabo in honor of his father King Malabo.

Telecommunications in Equatorial Guinea

:* International: International communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)


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