Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé
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Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé Obiang (born 24 September 1957) is an Equato-Guinean
politician. He is the Secretary of International Relations and Cooperation of the Convergence for Social Democracy
(CPDS).
Bacalé was a founding member of the CPDS and was the Secretary of Information and Propaganda of the CPDS Provisional Executive Committee during the early 1990s. After copies of the CPDS paper La Verdad, which he and Plácido Micó Abogo
wanted sent to Spain, were intercepted at the airport in Malabo
in February 1992, Bacalé was among those arrested. When the party held its Constitutive Congress in December 1994, Bacalé became Secretary of International Relations.
Bacalé was the CPDS candidate in the December 2002 presidential election
; Micó Abogo, the party's leader, was imprisoned at the time. Complaining of voter fraud, Bacalé withdrew his candidacy on the day of the election. Along with Micó Abogo, he was one of two CPDS candidates elected to the Chamber of People's Representatives
in the April 2004 parliamentary election
. He and Micó Abogo won their seats from Malabo, the capital.
At the Third National Congress of the CPDS, held in Bata
on 28–30 January 2005, Bacalé was re-elected to his post on CPDS National Executive Committee as Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
politician. He is the Secretary of International Relations and Cooperation of the Convergence for Social Democracy
Convergence for Social Democracy
Convergence for Social Democracy is the only major opposition party in Equatorial Guinea.The CPDS is headed by a President and a Secretary-General, who are currently Santiago Obama Ndong and Plácido Micó Abogo, respectively...
(CPDS).
Bacalé was a founding member of the CPDS and was the Secretary of Information and Propaganda of the CPDS Provisional Executive Committee during the early 1990s. After copies of the CPDS paper La Verdad, which he and Plácido Micó Abogo
Plácido Micó Abogo
Plácido Micó Abogo is an Equatoguinean politician. He has been the Secretary-General of the Convergence for Social Democracy , an opposition political party in Equatorial Guinea, since 1994....
wanted sent to Spain, were intercepted at the airport in Malabo
Malabo
Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island on the rim of a sunken volcano....
in February 1992, Bacalé was among those arrested. When the party held its Constitutive Congress in December 1994, Bacalé became Secretary of International Relations.
Bacalé was the CPDS candidate in the December 2002 presidential election
Equatorial Guinean presidential election, 2002
A presidential election was held in Equatorial Guinea on 15 December 2002. Incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo easily won another term; the opposition boycotted the election.-Boycotts:...
; Micó Abogo, the party's leader, was imprisoned at the time. Complaining of voter fraud, Bacalé withdrew his candidacy on the day of the election. Along with Micó Abogo, he was one of two CPDS candidates elected to the Chamber of People's Representatives
Chamber of People's Representatives
The unicameral House of People's Representatives of Equatorial Guinea is the country's legislative body....
in the April 2004 parliamentary election
Equatorial Guinean legislative election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 25 April 2004. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which took 68 of the 100 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives....
. He and Micó Abogo won their seats from Malabo, the capital.
At the Third National Congress of the CPDS, held in Bata
Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Bata is a port city in the Litoral Province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni....
on 28–30 January 2005, Bacalé was re-elected to his post on CPDS National Executive Committee as Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation.