Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río
Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner-General of Spanish Guinea | |
| In office 12 August 1966 – 12 October 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Bonifacio Ondó Edú |
| Preceded by | Pedro Latorre Alcubierre |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Francisco Macías Nguema as president) |
| Governor of Spanish Guinea | |
| In office 16 September 1940 – 17 May 1941 Acting Governor | |
| Preceded by | Fernando González Lavín |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Cano Manuel Aubarede |
| In office 30 August 1939 – 15 December 1939 Acting Governor | |
| Preceded by | Natividad Calzada y Castañeda |
| Succeeded by | Fernando González Lavín |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
Víctor Suances y Díaz del Río[1] was a Spanish military officer who served as the last colonial administrator of Spanish Guinea from August 1966[2] until the independence of Equatorial Guinea in October 1968.[3] During his tenure as colonial administrator, Spanish Guinea held a constitutional referendum and a general election in the months leading to independence, in which Francisco Macías Nguema was elected as the country's first president.[3]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ United States. Joint Publications Research Service 1967, p. 45.
- ^ "BOE-A-1966-12663 Decreto 2124/1966, de 13 de agosto, por el que se nombra a don Víctor Suances Díaz del Río Comisario general de la Guinea Ecuatorial". www.boe.es. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b "18. Spanish Guinea (1950–1968)". uca.edu. University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
Bibliography[edit]
- United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1967). Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 540–563. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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