The Cameroonian National Action Movement (french: Mouvement d'Action Nationale Camerounaise, MANC) was a political party in

French Cameroons French Cameroon or French Cameroons (french: link=no, Cameroun) was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon. History Beginnings The area of present-day Cameroon came under Germ ...

History

The party was created in March 1956 as by the merger of the Bantu Efoula-Meyong Traditional Association led by

Charles Assalé Charles Assalé (4 November 1911 in South Province – 10 December 1999 in Yaoundé) was a Cameroonian politician of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. He served as Minister of Finance of French Cameroon French Cameroon or French Cameroons ...

and members of the Ngondo establishment led by Soppo Priso. The French authorities regarded it as a front for the banned

Union of the Peoples of Cameroon The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ( - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon. Foundation The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948, at a meeting in the bar ''Chez Sierra'' in Bassa. Twelve men assisted the founding meeting, including Charles Assal ...

. The party contested the December 1956 Territorial Assembly elections. It received 6.7% of the vote, winning 8 of the 70 seats. Its eight MPs became known as the "Group of Eight", who were opposed to the increasing domination of the

Cameroonian Union The Cameroonian Union (french: Union camérounaise or UC) was a Cameroonian pro-independence party active in the French territory of Cameroun. The UC was formed by Ahmadou Ahidjo in 1958 when he broke from André-Marie Mbida and the Bloc Démoc ...

led by

Ahmadou Ahidjo Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 192430 November 1989) was a Cameroonian politician who was the first List of Presidents of Cameroon, President of Cameroon, holding the office from 1960 until 1982. Ahidjo played a major role in Cameroon's inde ...

. However, it joined Ahidjo's government in 1958. Prior to the 1960 elections the party formed the

Group of Cameroonian Progressives The Group of Cameroonian Progressives (french: Groupe des Progressistes du Cameroun, GPC) was a political alliance in Cameroon. History The alliance was formed by the Cameroonian National Action Movement and the Socialist Party of Cameroon.Mark ...

together with the

Socialist Party of Cameroon The Socialist Party of Cameroon (french: Parti Socialiste Camerounaise, PSC) was a political party in Cameroon. History The party was established in November 1959 by former Senator Charles Okala.Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Neh Mbuh & Mark W DeLa ...

. The alliance won seven seats, and Assalé became Prime Minister. However, the alliance was dissolved the following year as it merged into the Cameroonian Union.DeLancey ''et al'', p. 198

MPs

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