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Fongum Gorji Dinka
Fongum Gorji Dinka is a Cameroonian attorney, political activist, and Fon of the Widikum in northwestern Cameroon. Biography Gorji Dinka was born on June 22, 1930. He was active in the Anglophone Crisis and advocated for more rights for Anglophone Cameroonians and against the Francophone government. He was the first president of the Cameroon Bar Association, and is also the named party of the ''Fongum Gorji Dinka v. Cameroon'' which was tried at the High Court of Justice and United Nations Human Rights Committee. Gorji Dinka also coined the place name Ambazonia, which he first used in 1984. Along with Bernard Fonlon and Carlson Anyangwe he authored 'The New Social Order' which claimed that the English-Speaking regions of Cameroons had the right to secede from Cameroon. He was arrested in May 1985 for his protests against the government and was detained until February 1986. After his release, he escaped to Nigeria. In a 2005 judgment of the United Nations Human Rights ICCPR ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buea
Buea is the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The city is located in Fako Division, on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon, and has a population of 300,000 (at the 2013 Census). It has two Government Hotels, the Mountain Hotel and Parliamentarian Flats Hotel located around The Government Residential Area. The self-declared state of Ambazonia claims the city as its capital. History Buea, originally "bue", was founded by a hunter who came from the Bomboko area. Coming from the Bomboko side of the mountain, he named the new-found land in amazement as "a Bue", meaning literally a "son of bué". A prominent King of the tikar clashes with German troops during invasion. Resistance remain popular folklore; currently ruled by the Endeleys. Tea growing is an important local industry, especially in Tole. Buea was the colonial capital of German Kamerun from 1901 to 1919, the capital of the Southern Cameroons from 1949 until 1961 and the capital of West Cameroon until 1972, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
