Cándido Muatetema Rivas 393808 225347904 2008-07-13T05:46:47Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes '''Cándido Muatetema Rivas''' (born [[1960]]) is a political figure in [[Equatorial Guinea]] who was [[Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea|Prime Minister]] from 2001 to 2004. Rivas was born in Batepe, a village in southern [[Bioko]] near [[Luba, Equatorial Guinea|Luba]].<ref name=Lutte>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN07102priortervua0 "« Priorité à la lutte contre la pauvreté »"], Jeuneafrique.com, October 7, 2002 {{fr icon}}.</ref> He was General Treasurer of the State from November 1991 to August 1993 and served in the government as Secretary of State for Youth and Sports from December 1993 to January 1996. He was also a co-founder of the youth section of the [[Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea]] (PDGE) and was the youth section's General Coordinator from 1993 to 1995.<ref name=CV>[http://www.ceiba-guinea-ecuatorial.org/guineeangl/indexbienv1.htm CV at official website] (accessed July 9, 2008).</ref> He later became Deputy Secretary-General of the PDGE.<ref name=Lutte/> From June 1996 to February 2001, Rivas was Second Secretary of the [[Chamber of People's Representatives]]. He was also a member of [[CEMAC]]'s Inter-Parliamentary Commission and Vice-President of its Economic Affairs Sub-Commission from April 2000 to February 2001.<ref name=CV/> Rivas was appointed as Prime Minister by President [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema]] on [[February 26]] [[2001]], succeeding [[Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan]].<ref name=Lutte/><ref>[http://www.afrol.com/Headlines/2001_02/26_eqg.htm "New Prime Minister appointed in Equatorial Guinea"], afrol News, February 26, 2001.</ref> His government was sworn in on [[February 27]], and President Obiang emphasized on this occasion that it needed to show unity and "cohesion".<ref>"Equatorial Guinea president calls for "cohesion" in new government", AFP (nl.newsbank.com), March 1, 2001.</ref> Rivas and his government resigned on [[June 11]] [[2004]], and Obiang appointed [[Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó]] to succeed him on [[June 14]].<ref>"Jun 2004 - EQUATORIAL GUINEA", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 50, June, 2004 Equatorial Guinea, Page 46047.</ref> The structure of his government was a cabinet with 50 ministerial posts, more than any country in the world.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}<!--which government?--> ==References== {{reflist}} {{start box}} {{succession box|title=[[Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea|Prime Ministers of Equatorial Guinea]]|before=[[Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan]]|after=[[Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó]]|years=2001–2004}} {{end box}} {{EquatoguineanPMs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Muatetema Rivas, Candido}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{EquatorialGuinea-politician-stub}} [[de:Cándido Muatetema Rivas]] [[es:Cándido Muatetema Rivas]]