Gerardo Angüe Mangue

Gerardo Angüe Mangue is an Equatoguinean political activist currently imprisoned on weapons possession charges. His imprisonment has drawn protest from the US State Department and Amnesty International, the latter of which considers him to be a prisoner of conscience.

Mangue was the secretary to Severo Moto, leader of the Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea (PPGE), a banned political party opposing the long-dominant Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. On 12 March 2008, he was arrested without a warrant, and documents were confiscated from his home. Within the next month, fellow PPGE activists Cruz Obiang Ebele, Emiliano Esono Michá, Juan Ecomo Ndong, Gumersindo Ramírez Faustino, and Bonifacio Nguema Ndong were also arrested. Mangue was held for two months at the police station, where he was allegedly forced to sign a statement under duress. Mann and Nick du Toit were later pardoned, released from jail and repatriated. The six PPGE members were given sentences of one to five years apiece. The US State Department considers Mangue a political prisoner and has objected to his continued imprisonment. Amnesty International granted him "prisoner of conscience" status and has called for his immediate release.