Leandro Mbomio Nsue

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Leandro Mbomio Nsue Edú-Aguong (5 January 1938 – 12 November 2012) was an Equatorial Guinean sculptor, artist, and government official. He served as minister of Education and as minister of Information, Tourism, Art and Culture. Born in Evinayong, Spanish Guinea, he studied art in Spain and lived in exile during the Franco era, always supporting a free Equatorial Guinea. When a new president came to power, he returned home and became close to President Teodoro Obiang. He lived in Malabo, Germany, Madrid, and Barcelona, and he was the President of the Council of Science and Technology of Equatorial Guinea and a part of the Presidency. In October 2007, UNESCO named him Artist for Peace. He died on 12 November 2012 in Bata, Río Muni.