The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt, also known as the Wonga Coup, failed to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto Nsá. Mercenaries organise
Treemap of Equatorial Guinea's exports in 2009: as can be seen, it is almost entirely petroleum. The country also contained unexploited reserves of gold, manganese and uranium.