Francisco MacÃas, a native of Mongomo, was the first President of Equatorial Guinea, serving from October 12, 1968, until he was overthrown in a military coup on August 3, 1979. He came from a Fang ethnic group, the largest ethnic group in the country. MacÃas’s early life is poorly documented, but it is known that he worked as a clerk in the Spanish colonial administration and later as a...
Manuel Enrique Araujo was the first President of El Salvador, serving from March 1, 1911, until his assassination on February 9, 1913. He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, on October 2, 1865, to Manuel Enrique Araujo and Concepcion Diaz. He was the eldest of six children, and he received his early education at the Jesuits College in San Salvador. Araujo studied law at the University of El...
Mohamed Naguib, also known as Muhammad Naguib, served as the first President of Egypt from 1953 to 1954. Let’s delve into his background, history, ethnicity, achievements, legacy, and popular aspects of his life. Background and History: Naguib was born on February 20, 1901, in Khartoum, Sudan, which was then part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. He was the son of an Egyptian father and a...
Juan José Flores was the first President of Ecuador, serving from 1830 to 1834 and again from 1839 to 1845. He was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, in 1800 to a Spanish father and a Venezuelan mother. Flores joined the Spanish army at a young age and fought against the Venezuelan independence movement. After Venezuela gained independence in 1821, Flores joined the Colombian army and fought...
On May 20, 2002, Xanana Gusmão, a charismatic leader and former resistance fighter, became the first President of the newly independent nation of East Timor. Born on June 20, 1946, in Manatuto, East Timor, Gusmão was of Chinese and Aboriginal Timorese descent. He grew up in a poor family and had a limited education. However, he was a natural leader and quickly rose through the ranks of the East...
JoaquÃn Balaguer Ricardo, the first President of the Dominican Republic, was born on September 1, 1906, in Navarrete, Dominican Republic. He was a prominent politician, lawyer, historian, and writer who served as President of the Dominican Republic for seven terms, from 1960 to 1962, 1966 to 1978, and 1986 to 1996. He is considered one of the most significant figures in Dominican history...
The first President of Dominica was Sir Clarence Seignoret, who served from 1978 to 1983. Born on September 18, 1919, in Roseau, Dominica, Seignoret hailed from a prominent family of African and French descent. Seignoret received his education at St. Mary’s Academy in Roseau and later attended the University of Cambridge in England, where he studied law. Upon his return to Dominica, he...
Hassan Gouled Aptidon was the first President of Djibouti, serving from 27 June 1977 until 8 May 1999. He was born on 15 October 1915 in Farah village, Djibouti, and belonged to the Issa ethnic group, one of the two major ethnic groups in Djibouti. Aptidon attended elementary school in Djibouti and later studied at the University of Paris, where he earned a degree in law and political science...
The first President of Denmark, following the adoption of the 1953 Constitution, was Christian X, who had previously been the King of Denmark since 1912. Background, History, and Ethnicity: Christian X was born in Charlottenlund, Denmark, on September 26, 1870. He was the eldest son of King Frederick VIII and Queen Louise. Christian X belonged to the House of Glücksburg, a branch of the House of...
Václav Havel, a renowned Czech playwright, poet, and political figure, holds the distinction of being the first President of the Czech Republic, a position he held from 1993 to 2003. Born on October 5, 1936, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Havel’s life was deeply intertwined with the tumultuous political and social changes that swept across his nation during the latter half of the 20th century...
