This 1980 bilateral treaty formally established a framework of friendship and cooperation between Spain and its former colony Equatorial Guinea.
Key Facts
- Date signed
- 23 October 1980
- Signing city
- Madrid, Spain
- Published in BOE
- 27 July 1981
- Equatorial Guinea signatory
- Florencio Mayé Elá, First Vice President
- Spain signatory
- José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following Equatorial Guinea's independence from Spain in 1968 and a period of severely strained relations under Francisco Macías Nguema's regime, the overthrow of Macías in 1979 opened a path to normalized diplomatic and cooperative ties between the two countries.
On 23 October 1980, Florencio Mayé Elá representing Equatorial Guinea and José Pedro Pérez-Llorca representing Spain signed the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation in Madrid, establishing a formal bilateral framework governing their post-colonial relationship.
The treaty was published in Spain's official gazette, the Boletín Oficial del Estado, on 27 July 1981, giving it legal force and providing a foundation for ongoing diplomatic, economic, and cultural cooperation between Spain and Equatorial Guinea.
Political Outcome
Bilateral treaty of friendship and cooperation formally signed and ratified between Spain and Equatorial Guinea.