Atanasio Ndongo Miyone

Atanasio Ndongo Miyone was born in Ebebiyín in 1928. Exiled to Gabon and Cameroon for his fiery anti-colonial activity, Ndongo was elected President of the Movimiento Nacional de Liberación de Guinea Ecuatorial (MONALIGE), presenting petitions to the UN Trusteeship Council.

Ndongo composed the lyrics of the country's national anthem Caminemos pisando la senda de nuestra inmensa felicidad. Following the October 1968 independence, he became Foreign Minister under President Francisco Macías Nguema. In March 1969, amidst escalating political repression, Ndongo led an aborted challenge to Macías and was arrested and executed in Bata.