Today is Tuesday, September 29th, 2020.

On this day in 1979, Francisco, Macias and Gama, the brutal dictator of Equatorial Guinea, was executed for crimes

against humanity, including genocide.

Crime, a parcast original. Today we're covering the rain and execution

of Equatorial Guinea's brutal dictator,

Francisco Macias N Gema.

Let's go back to September 29th, 1979 year old Francisco, Macias and Gema sat in front of the Special Military Tribunal and

awaited his fate.

Next to him were 10 other defendants, including AIDS and other administration officials.

Deep down, EnGema must have known that the end was near.

In the last five days, Witness after Witness had testified that they'd seen in Gama commits some of the most heinous

crimes in Africa.

Even the men standing beside him, Sycophants, he put in power, decided to turn.

When asked who was responsible for the embezzlement, the abuse of power, the mass murders

of ethnic minorities, they pointed their finger at President Francisco Macias

Ngema.

Ngema though, knew he needed to stand firm.

He was going to make one last attempt to save himself.

The prosecution read allowed their request for the appropriate punishments.

In response, Ngema was allowed to make a final case for himself.

He cleared his throat.

He turned to face the eyes of everyone in the court, and then,

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