List of Cameroonians
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Prime ministers
- Bello Bouba MaïgariBello Bouba MaigariBello Bouba Maigari is a Cameroonian politician. He was Prime Minister of Cameroon from 6 November 1982 to 22 August 1983 and has been the National President of the National Union for Democracy and Progress since January 1992...
- Sadou HayatouSadou HayatouSadou Hayatou is a former Cameroonian politician. Hayatou served as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992.-Biography:Hayatou was born in Garoua...
- Simon Achidi AchuSimon Achidi Achu"Pa" Simon Achidi Achu is a Cameroonian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1992 to 1996. A leading member of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement , he is currently the Chairman of the National Investment Corporation.-Biography:Achidi Achu was born in Bamenda and grew...
- Peter Mafany MusongePeter Mafany MusongePeter Mafany Musonge was the Prime Minister of Cameroon from September 1996 until December 8, 2004.-Biography:Musonge was born at Muea in the Fako Department of Cameroon's South-West Province...
- Ephraim InoniEphraïm InoniEphraïm Inoni is a Cameroonian politician who was Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2004 to 2009. He was a long-time aide of President Paul Biya and is a member of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement...
- Philémon Yang
Kings
- Ibrahim NjoyaIbrahim NjoyaKing Ibrahim Njoya , distinguished ruler, intellectual, and inventor, was 17th in a long dynasty of kings that ruled over Bamum and its people in western Cameroon dating back to the 14th century. He succeeded his father Nsangu and ruled from 1886/7 until his death in 1933...
, Sultan of Bamoun - Rudolf Duala Manga BellRudolf Duala Manga BellRudolf Duala Manga Bell was a Duala king and resistance leader in the German colony of Kamerun. After being educated in both Kamerun and Europe, he succeeded his father, Manga Ndumbe Bell, on 2 September 1908. Manga Bell styled himself after European rulers, and he generally supported the colonial...
, King of DualaDualaDuala or Douala can refer to:* Duala people, an ethnic group in Cameroon* Duala language, part of the Bantu languages* Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, founded by the Duala people... - Seidou Njimoluh Njoya, Sultan of the Bamum peopleBamum peopleThe Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are an ethnic group of Cameroon with around 215,000 members.-Religion:...
Other politicians
- Charles AssaléCharles AssaléCharles Assalé was a Cameroonian politician of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. He served as the second Prime Minister of the federated state of East Cameroon from 15 May 1960 to 19 June 1965.-References:...
- Emmanuel Endeley
- John Ngu FonchaJohn Ngu FonchaJohn Ngu Foncha was a Cameroonian politician.He founded the Kamerun National Democratic Party in 1955 and became Premier of the British Cameroons on 1 February 1959...
- André-Marie MbidaAndré-Marie MbidaAndre-Marie Mbida was a Cameroonian State man, pragmatic nationalist, first Cameroonian to be elected Member of Parliament at the French National Assembly, Prime Minister of Cameroon, second African-born Prime Minister in the dark continent , first Head of State of French speaking autonomous...
- John Fru NdiJohn Fru NdiNi John Fru Ndi is the founder and leader of Cameroon's Social Democratic Front .Fru Ndi was born in Baba II, near Bamenda in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. The title of Ni, a marker of respect, was given to him when he was born...
- Henri Hogbe NlendHenri Hogbe NlendHenri Hogbe Nlend is a Cameroonian mathematician, university professor, former government minister and presidential candidate.-Biography:...
Writers and journalists
- Severin Cecile AbegaSeverin Cecile AbegaSeverin Cecile Abega was a Cameroonian author, anthropologist and researcher.-Biography:Severin Cecile Abega was born in 1955 at Saa in the South of Cameroon...
- Mongo BetiMongo BetiAlexandre Biyidi Awala , known as Mongo Beti, was a Cameroonian writer.- Life :Though he lived in exile for many decades, Beti's life reveals an unflagging commitment to improvement of his home country...
- Calixthe BeyalaCalixthe BeyalaCalixthe Beyala is a Cameroonian writer who writes in French.She grew up in Douala with her sister. In 1978, She left Cameroon for France...
- Bernard FonlonBernard FonlonBernard Nsokika Fonlon was a government minister and leading intellectual of Cameroon.He was born in Kumbo, Nso, Northwest Province, and was educated at Christ the King College in Nigeria, then entered the Bigard Memorial Seminary with the intent of going into the priesthood...
- Thérèse Kuoh-MoukouriThérèse Kuoh-MoukouriThérèse Kuoh-Moukouri is a prominent French feminist and author. Kuoh-Moukouri was born in 1938 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to Jacques Kuoh-Moukouri, the administrator of overseas France. She was one of eight children, all of whom were all able to pursue a formal education. After primary education,...
- Werewere LikingWerewere LikingWerewere Liking is a writer, playwright and performer based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She established the Ki-Yi Mbock theatre troupe in 1980 and founded the Ki-Yi village in 1985 for the artistic education of young people....
- Achille MbembeAchille MbembeAchille Mbembe is a philosopher and political scientist. He was born in Cameroon in 1957. He obtained his Ph.D. in History at the University of Sorbonne in Paris, France, in 1989. He subsequently obtained a D.E.A. in Political Science at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in the same city...
- Patrice NganangPatrice Nganang-External links:...
- Joel Gustave Nana NgongangJoel Gustave Nana NgongangJoël Gustave Nana Ngongang , frequently known as Joel Nana, is a leading African LGBT human rightsadvocate and HIV/AIDS activist. Nana's career as a human rights advocate has spanned numerous...
- Simon NjamiSimon NjamiSimon Njami is an independent lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist. He lives in France, and has Cameroonian roots....
- Ferdinand Léopold Oyono
Musicians
- Manu DibangoManu Dibango-External links:*...
- Kristo NumpubyKristo Numpuby-External links:* *...
- Petit Pays
- Richard BonaRichard BonaRichard Bona is a jazz bassist and musician. His real African name, as he said live in Montreal in a show with Bobby McFerrin, is Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo...
- Anne Marie Nzie
Clergy
- Archbishop Paul VerdzekovPaul VerdzekovPaul Verdzekov was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon....
- Cardinal Christian Tumi