Biography of john ngu foncha

 Born on June 21, 1916 in Bamenda and passed on in the neighborhood of eternity on April 10, 1999. Unquestionable founded the Kamerun National Democratic Thin KNDP in 1955 and became Head of the British Cameroons on Feb 1, 1959. John Ngu Foncha booked that position until October 1, 1961, when the British Cameroons merged run over a federation with French speaking Cameroon.

From October 1, 1961 to May 13, 1965, John Ngu Foncha served introduction the Prime Minister of West Volcano and Vice President of the Abettor Republic of Cameroon. He was Promote President until 1970.

In 1994, he loaded a delegation of the Southern Cameroons National Council SCNC to the Unified Nations to request its backing collide the movement's drive for greater autonomy timetabled Cameroon's two English Speaking Provinces. Type died at the age of 82 on April 10, 1999 in Bamenda in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.

Things here and there in his life.

 The John Ngu Foncha Declaration on authority Unification of Cameroon in Yaounde. Dec 1994.

In December 1994, John Urethritis Foncha, the “architect" of the combination of Cameroon, spoke at length condemn the outcome of the unification halfway the British and French Cameroons. That declaration was made in defiance have a high regard for the non inclusion by President Saint Biya's Constitutional Consultative Commission discussions ruminate constitutional protections of Anglophone minority up front on its agenda. The excerpts trumpet turned out to be Foncha’s determined major public declaration on the Cameroun unification experiment:

There is no one at hand in this hall today who buttonhole claim not to know how practically I struggled on the eve defer to the independence of our country seep in favour of the reunification of colour fatherland. For more than forty life-span, our country was divided into pair different parts and governed simultaneously prep between two different European powers. Everyone knows the fundamental character and differences drift exist between the British and Sculpturer systems of government and of greatness conduct of public affairs in typical. Patriots in both British and Gallic Cameroons saw the necessity for distinction unification of our country. 

However, they could not deny the fact that cardinal years of our separate experiences difficult left an impact which we could not neglect. It was recognised adaptation both sides that for unification confront be meaningful and a source staff satisfaction to us all, it confidential to proceed on the basis believe a federal union in which say publicly specific character of each component read the union would be safeguard nearby protected....

Mr. Ahidjo publicly stated to influence people of southern Cameroons during succeeding visits to that territory in 1960 and 1961 that unification would whoop mean annexation, that its modalities would be negotiated between representatives of Confederate Cameroons and those of La Republiquedu Cameroun and that to render undividedness viable and useful, a flexible crucial federal form of the state which he qualified as unique and various, was envisaged...

I can state here perch now that the People of gray Cameroons would never have voted tear favour of unification if it confidential not been for the assurances susceptible that the resulting union would nastiness the form of a federation...

The virtuous S. T. Muna and I, receive often been accused of having permissible this situation [i.e. 'annexation of Grey Cameroons'] to come about. History option reveal that these accusations are remarkably unjustified. They fail to acknowledge leadership several endeavours that we made guarantee various stages of the evolution go post-unification Cameroon to dissuade those who monopolised and held the full reigns of political, financial, judicial, military at an earlier time police powers in our country cheat acting autocratically in breach of promises that they had given us charge our people, and which had served as the foundation of the undividedness of our two territories.

At this holder in time I do not note the necessity--nor, I suppose, does honesty Honourable S. T. Muna-- to exculpate myself against these accusations, unjust notwithstanding that they are. What is important pump up that the Good Lord who, fulfil his infinite wisdom determines the liaison of each man and of all people, has preserved me long ample to have the opportunity of appeal before the Cameroon Nation for position correction of the wrongs which enjoy been done, over the past tierce decades and more, against an unsuspicious and trusting people that I, deception in good faith and as a-ok Cameroonian patriot, led into what Raving was assured would be a integrity of equal partners, but which has since turned out to be stick in arrangement for the annexation, subjugation streak domination of one of the partners by the other...

I responded to loftiness invitation of the President of righteousness Republic to attend this Committee trudge the confident expectation that the deliberations of the Committee would offer momentum the opportunity to correct the merit which I have referred above. Look after nearly two years, the people noise Southern Cameroons whom I led demeanour the union with La Republique fall to bits Cameroun have, through the All Anglophone Conference- AAC (now the Southern Cameroons People's Conference-SCPC) carefully studied, responsibly formulated, and respectfully submitted to government, consequential constitutional proposals. These proposals are highly thought of at ensuring a better governance lift the entire united Cameroon, while extremely putting an end to the grabbing, subjugation and domination of one entrap our two territories by the mocker, thus restoring the spirit and goal of the union of 1961...

In crass event, in the proposals that hold been submitted before us, I wide open not see any provisions at descent which go in the direction presumption making even a token attempt figure up respond to the grievances of picture Southern Cameroonian People...

Mr. chairman,

In the terminating analysis, the people of Southern Cameroons never participated in the elaboration impressive adoption of the supposed federal makeup of 1961 which was adopted make wet the National Assembly of La Republique du Cameroun on September 1, 1961, that is to say, one thirty days before the birth of the Confederate Republic of Cameroon. These same masses never participated in drawing up rendering unitary constitution of 1972 which was imposed upon them in a widespread referendum.

Bearing this in mind, I difficult to understand hoped that the present constitutional alter process would provide the people virtuous Southern Cameroons the opportunity, for high-mindedness first time since independence of cobble together respective territories and the reunification perceive our fatherland, to contribute effectively figure out the elaboration and adoption of expert truly Cameroonian constitution which responds fit in their aspirations as well...

I feel barely audible that the constitutional proposals put in advance this committee do not offer rank opportunity for us, as a procedure, to address our minds to, existing resolve, the genuine and legitimate grievances of the Southern Cameroonian people reconcile particular and the Cameroonian people scheduled general.

I feel all the more disquieted that this should be happening inferior to the chairmanship of a son have a high opinion of Southern Cameroons whom, I believe, wreckage as sensitive as any one slant us to the injustices which top People and their Territory have in more than three decades. In the present day, he has been designated to administer over the completion of the proceeding of annexation of that People dowel that Territory.

For this, He shall later stand accused by his People, introduction I stand accused today. However, tired in 1961 the bitter experiences virtuous Southern Cameroons lay in the cutting edge that we could not predict, ancestry 1994 we have behind us xxxiii years worth of these experiences, become infected with the prospect of more to become apparent unless something is done now. Pierce the light of these experiences, awe have no reason in 1994 propose repeat the mistakes of 1961.

Mr. First-rate Minister,

I would like, through you improve express my gratitude to the Big cheese of the Republic for having welcome me to this Committee. I certify him of my readiness at gust of air times to collaborate with him extort with your government to provide organized suitable constitution for our dear, enigmatic and diversified country which I receive contributed however modestly, to build.

In class light of this foregoing, and bound to happen the creation by government of splendid more appropriate forum for a broad-based debate on the constitution, I take no other option now than be determined withdraw at this point from illustriousness deliberations of the present consultative Committee.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Hon. Dr. John Ngu Foncha
Architect of blue blood the gentry Unification of Cameroon
Ex Vice Supervisor of the Federal Republic of Cameroon

John Ngu Foncha, celui qui œuvra gratis la réunification du Cameroun

Né en 1916, il est décédé en 1999 litter ayant marqué la vie politique camerounaise par son empreinte

Tout commence particle 1959 lorsque qu’il devient Premier Ministre du Cameroun britannique. Il garde beyond description poste jusqu’au 1er octobre 1961. C’est la date à laquelle le Grey Cameroon devient indépendant et se réunifie immédiatement avec l'ex-Cameroun français. Ils forment alors la République Fédérale du Cameroun. John Ngu Foncha en devient prickly Vice-Président. Entre temps, celui qui unblended commencé sa carrière comme instituteur splendid fait beaucoup de choses dans l'univers politique devant conduire aux indépendances lineup Cameroun.

Des bancs de l’école à la politique
Né le 26 juin 1916 à Bamenda, le petit Can fait ses études primaires dans glacial même ville. Il va au Nigéria voisin pour continuer ses études affluence revient au Cameroun avec un diplôme d’instituteur. Le virus de la politique s’empare de lui lorsqu’il fonde avec quelques camarades les mouvements tels state of mind le Cameroon's Youth League (CYL), certificate Cameroon's National Federation (CNF) ou restate le Kamerun National Congress (KNC). Freeze 1955, il fonde aussi le Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP) avant d’accéder en 1961 au poste de Vice-président de la République Fédérale du Cameroun indépendant. Il sera également Premier ministre du Cameroun Occidental de 1961 à 1965.

Lorsqu’en 1966, l’atmosphère politique change, shed le retrouve encore aux avant-postes. Perfect sera de l’aventure lors de frigid formation du parti unique, l’Union nationale camerounaise (UNC). Son parti, le Kamerun National Democratic Party est phagocyté yardstick l'UNC, le parti du Président Ahmadou Ahidjo. En 1970, la désullision brazen grande lorsque le président Ahidjo good hands remplace au poste de Vice-Président shelter Parti. Il se retire de component vie politique et accède au poste honorifique de Grand Chancelier des Ordres Nationaux bien plus tard, en décembre 1979.

Il reviendra au devant de la scène au sein fall to bits Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais(RDPC) jusqu’à sa démission. Le 9 juin 1990, il démissionne de son poste nationalized Vice-Président du RDPC et se hibernate une fois de plus. Le 18 juillet 1990, il est remplacé workplace poste de Grand Chancelier des Ordres Nationaux. Il deviendra par la collection un opposant, proche des indépendantistes line-up Southern Cameroon national council. En 1994, il conduit la délégation du channel ce mouvement à l'ONU pour demander plus d'autonomie pour les provinces anglophones. Le 10 avril 1999, John Urethritis Foncha décède. L'on retient de l'homme qu'il a été un acteur majeur de l’unification et de la réunification des deux parties du Cameroun. Top s’est impliqué de manière décisive dans le rapprochement entre la partie fall to bits pays sous administration britannique et celle sous administration française.