Macías Nguema Part 2: Hiding in the Jungle with all the Money

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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With President Macías in power, educated Equatoguineans come under attack, as a bizarre vendetta is pursued against teachers, lawyers and doctors. Things take a turn for the metaphysical, as Macías declares himself God. Finally, as paranoia completely overwhelms him, his inner circle will take matters into their own hands… Narrated by Paul McGann. A Noiser production, written by Sean Coleman. This is Part 2 of 2. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's 1975, sunset at Black Beach on the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea.
0:11.8	The waves lap the shore,
0:13.3	birds core as they whirl through the air riding thermals,
0:17.4	searching for fish in the clear ocean waters.
0:20.4	They are the only ones who can fish here now.
0:25.0	The President Francisco Macias and Guema has destroyed all the boats on the island to stop his subjects escaping.
0:36.0	As the sun fades behind the horizon, the sky plunges into familiar darkness.
0:40.0	Electricity is scarce here too.
0:43.0	Within the yellowing walls of Black Beach Prison,
0:46.0	16 men, political prisoners limp out of a low building into the yard.
0:51.0	Light from a fire glints off old scars and fresh wounds. Each of the
0:57.0	man is naked, save for a makeshift covering of banana skins tied around his waist on a
1:02.2	piece of string.
1:05.0	As they reach the fire, a beat starts up.
1:11.0	They begin to move in motion around the flames, but this is no spontaneous dance. It's
1:17.6	a ritual of torture, inflicted every Saturday evening.
1:30.0	As they move, they sing over and over again, a song in praise of President Macias.
1:35.0	Prison guards and soldiers gather round, watching the humiliation. Some laugh, others chat, paying little heed.
1:39.0	It's too early for their attention to be needed yet. But later, when one of the dancers
1:46.6	stumbles or slows, the guards will pull glowing iron bars from the fire and use them to spur the prisoners on.
1:56.8	This ritual will continue for five, maybe six hours, until the men collapse from exhaustion. Only then will they be shepherded back inside.
2:05.0	Translated into English, the words of the song they're forced to sing,
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