Evangelina Oyo Ebule Explained

Evangelina Oyo Ebule is an Equatorial Guinean politician who served as the country's Minister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions.

Political career

Ebule has a law degree from Madrid. In 1989, she was appointed to the Guinean Supreme Court of Justice.[1]

By 1998, Ebule was the Vice Minister of Justice and Worship in President Teodoro Obiang's government.[2] In January 2003, Ebule was reconfirmed to this role during the investiture of President Obiang following his victory in the 2002 presidential elections.[3] In 2008, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Labour and Social Security.[4] In 2013, she was made the Cabinet Minister for Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions.[5] In this role, she has turned down the demands of opposition groups to legalize the formation of new political parties.[6] As Justice Minister, Ebule was part of the effort to passing legislation to abolish the death penalty in Equatorial Guinea.[7] The death penalty was abolished in 2016.[8]

Ebule is a member of the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. In July 2017 at the closing session of the 6th Ordinary National Congress, she was named one of four vice-presidents of the party.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who de la dictature de Guinée équatoriale: les Nguemistes, 1979–1993. 1993. Max Liniger-Goumaz. Editions du Temps . 316.
  2. Book: Political Handbook of the World 1998. 295. Springer. 1998. 9781349149513.
  3. News: ASISTENTES INVESTIDURA SOLEMNE DE S. E. OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA. guinea-equatorial.net. January 21, 2013. Agustin Nze Nfumu.
  4. Book: Political Handbook of the World 2008. 407. CQ Press. 2008. 9780872895287.
  5. News: Guinée-Equatoriale : La liste complète du nouveau gouvernement Equato-Guinéen. Infoplus Gabon. September 5, 2013.
  6. News: LA MINISTRA DE JUSTICIA CONFIRMA LA DECISIÓN DEL GOBIERNO DE NO LEGALIZAR MÁS PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS CREADOS EN EL PAÍS. Diario Rombe. October 29, 2014. November 5, 2017. July 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706163718/http://diariorombe.es/la-ministra-de-justicia-confirma-la-decision-del-gobierno-de-legalizar-mas-partidos-politicos-creados-en-el-pais/. dead.
  7. News: Governo da Guiné Equatorial vai submeter ao Senado lei para abolir a pena de morte. africa21online. March 3, 2013. November 5, 2017. September 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183136/http://www.africa21online.com/artigo.php?a=10511&e=Pol%C3%ADtica. dead.
  8. News: Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty. Africa Review. Arnaldo Vieira. March 19, 2016. November 5, 2017. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025155/http://www.africareview.com/news/Equatorial-Guinea-abolishes-death-penalty/979180-3124074-94gc1n/index.html. dead.
  9. News: Nombramiento de los nuevos vicepresidentes. July 6, 2017. Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea.

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