Equatorial Guinea Constitution of 1973
Introduction


The **1973 [Constitution of Equatorial Guinea](/wiki/Constitution_of_Equatorial_Guinea "Constitution of Equatorial Guinea")** was the country's second constitution. It was submitted, without the participation of international observers, to a [popular referendum](/wiki/1973_Equatorial_Guinean_constitutional_referendum "1973 Equatorial Guinean constitutional referendum") on July 29, 1973, obtaining 99% of votes in favor. and subsequently published in the Official Gazette in August of the same year, under the government of [Francisco Macías](/wiki/Francisco_Mac%C3%ADas_Nguema "Francisco Macías Nguema").


What is the significance of the year 1973 in Equatorial Guinea's history?