Absolute power corrupts absolutely.<p>The first president of Equatorial Guinea, Macías Nguema won his election post in a free and fair election. It all went to hell after that.<p>He replaced the Constitution with a new document that gave  him absolute power.<p>He also changed the national motto to, &quot;There is no other God than Macías Nguema.&quot;<p>During Christmas in 1975, he ordered about 150 of his opponents killed. Soldiers dressed up in Santa Claus costumes murdered them by shooting at the football stadium.<p>He assigned himself the title, &quot;Grand Master of Education, Science, and Culture.&quot; By the end of his rule, nearly all of the country&#x27;s educated class was either executed or forced into exile.