Joseph Charles Doumba
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Joseph Charles Doumba is a Cameroon
ian politician. First appointed to the government of Cameroon as Minister of Information and Culture in 1974, Doumba was Secretary-General of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
(RDPC) from 1992 to 2007.
Doumba was designated as Secretary-General of the RDPC, the ruling party, on 10 March 1992. He was viewed as strongly loyal to President Paul Biya
.
Doumba and RDPC Deputy Secretary-General Gregoire Owona
had a poor relationship; by 2003 they had reportedly not been on speaking terms for years, and Biya was said to primarily work with Owona, while largely ignoring Doumba. Doumba's health was poor by that time, and he was often in France
for medical treatment; he also faced discontent within the party due a perception that he was aloof from the party at the local level, and he was accused of ignoring the Central Committee. Rumors in May 2003 suggested that he had tried to resign but that Biya had refused to accept his resignation.
Doumba's poor health was highlighted by the visible difficulty he had in giving a speech at an RDPC extraordinary congress in July 2006. Due to the state of his health, party affairs were largely managed by Owona until Biya, in his capacity as National President of the RDPC, appointed Rene Sadi
to succeed Doumba on 4 April 2007. On the same occasion, he appointed Doumba as Roving Ambassador at the Presidency of the Republic.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian politician. First appointed to the government of Cameroon as Minister of Information and Culture in 1974, Doumba was Secretary-General of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement is the ruling political party in Cameroon.-History:Previously known as the Cameroon National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in 1960, it was renamed in 1985...
(RDPC) from 1992 to 2007.
Doumba was designated as Secretary-General of the RDPC, the ruling party, on 10 March 1992. He was viewed as strongly loyal to President Paul Biya
Paul Biya
Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime...
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Doumba and RDPC Deputy Secretary-General Gregoire Owona
Grégoire Owona
Grégoire Owona is a Cameroonian politician. He has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister-Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the Assemblies since 1997, and he has also been Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement ...
had a poor relationship; by 2003 they had reportedly not been on speaking terms for years, and Biya was said to primarily work with Owona, while largely ignoring Doumba. Doumba's health was poor by that time, and he was often in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for medical treatment; he also faced discontent within the party due a perception that he was aloof from the party at the local level, and he was accused of ignoring the Central Committee. Rumors in May 2003 suggested that he had tried to resign but that Biya had refused to accept his resignation.
Doumba's poor health was highlighted by the visible difficulty he had in giving a speech at an RDPC extraordinary congress in July 2006. Due to the state of his health, party affairs were largely managed by Owona until Biya, in his capacity as National President of the RDPC, appointed Rene Sadi
René Sadi
René Emmanuel Sadi is a Cameroonian politician who has been the Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement , the ruling political party in Cameroon, since 2007...
to succeed Doumba on 4 April 2007. On the same occasion, he appointed Doumba as Roving Ambassador at the Presidency of the Republic.