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Third Title: Of the Armed forces, Of the Forces of Security
of the State, and Of the National Defense
Article 129
The Armed Forces and Forces of Security of the State constitute the national
institution that has its main mission, to maintain the National Independence and the
Territorial Integrity, to defend the National Sovereignty, to safeguard the supreme
values of the Fatherland, the Security of the state, the Public Order and the normal
functioning of the Public Powers. The Armed Forces and Forces of Security of the
State are governed by their own regulations.
Article 130
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2.
• Municipal government
• Subsidiary unit government
The National Defense is the organization and participation of all the living
forces and the moral and material resources of the Nation when the
circumstances so require.
An organic regulation governs the National Defense.
Fourth Title: Of the Local Corporations
Article 131
The Local Corporations are institutions with their own legal personality, in charge of
the government and administration of the regions, provinces, districts, and
municipalities. They promote the plans and programs of economic and social
development in their respective territories in accordance with the law.
Article 132
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2.
The Local Corporations contribute to the fulfillment of the functions of the
objectives of the State [,] which are established by this Fundamental Law [,]
and they may only be created, modified, or suppressed by law.
The law determines the competencies, the functioning, the jurisdiction and
the composition of the Local Corporations.
Fifth Title: Of the Review of the Fundamental Law
• Constitution amendment procedure
Article 133
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Equatorial Guinea 1991 (rev. 2012)
The initiative to reform this Fundamental Law corresponds to the President
of the Republic or to the three-quarters of the members of the Chamber of
Deputies or the Senate.
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