Equatorial Guinea

Population Statistics

740,743

Total Population

111,111

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

Equatorial Guinea has not yet signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Constitution of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (1991, last amended 1995)

Updated: June 2015

Article 43, section 1 states:

The President may end his functions in the event of: … -

  • Permanent physical or mental invalidity…

 

Article 57 states:

The Prime Minister shall end his term of office in the event of: …

  • (c) Permanent physical disability...

 

Article 58 states:

In the event of resignation, disability or death, the President of the Republic may summon new legislative elections where the majority fails to designate a candidate within seven (7) days.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (1991, last amended 1995)