It is the first Constitution promulgated in Equatorial Guinea, in addition to being a text that enshrines liberal democracy, popular sovereignty, freedom of religion and the right of self-determination, when in Spain it is still the regime of Francisco Franco was in force.

According to the text, Equatorial Guinea was configured as a sovereign, indivisible, democratic and social Republic, with a presidential system, the president being elected by direct and secret universal suffrage for a five-year term.

Likewise, the Constitution ensured the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, based the political structure on the vote of all citizens and determined the separation of functions between the legislative, executive and judicial bodies.

In March 1969, in the midst of a serious crisis with Spain, he announced the existence of an attempted coup d'état, taking the opportunity to put the political opposition out of play (Bonifacio Ondó Edu, Atanasio Ndongo,[4] Federico Ngomo, etc.).

In it, Macías held "the Spanish neo-colonialists and imperialists responsible for two coup attempts, putting their traitorous African lackeys on the screen" and justified the repeal of part of the text by stating that the current Constitution, despite participating himself in its elaboration, it had been "prefabricated by Spain".