▁notable ▁opposition ▁politician ▁in ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea , ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ▁Party ▁of ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Spain ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁established ▁a ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁to ▁the ▁anno y ance ▁of ▁President ▁Te od oro ▁Ob i ang ▁N gu ema . ▁ ▁Born ▁at ▁A cock ▁in ▁Rio ▁M uni , ▁M oto ▁trained ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest . ▁Under ▁President ▁Francisco ▁Mac ías ▁N gu ema , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁radio ▁operator ▁and ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁eventually ▁placed ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁Ob i ang ▁over th rew ▁Ma cias ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Ob i ang ▁initially ▁entr usted ▁M oto ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁important ▁jobs : ▁he ▁represented ▁Equ atorial ▁Guinea ▁at ▁the ▁Non - Al igned ▁Mov ement ' s ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Hav ana ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁However , ▁M oto ▁and ▁President ▁Ob i ang ▁had ▁a ▁falling - out ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁apparently ▁due ▁to ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁policy ▁and ▁M oto ' s ▁preference ▁for ▁re forms ▁to ▁allow ▁more ▁open ness ; ▁he ▁fled ▁Equ