Fon Angwafo III of Mankon (1 May 1925 – 21 May 2022) was a Cameroonian traditional ruler.

Life

Fon Angwafo III was born in

French Cameroon 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 ...

, on 1 May 1925. He attended the Aggrey Memorial College Arochuku, in eastern Nigeria, from 1945 to 1950. He later studied at the University College Ibadan,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, from which he graduated in 1953 with a Diploma in Agriculture. He became the twentieth Fon of Mankon in 1959. Fon Angwafo III was a member of the

Parliament of Cameroon The Parliament of Cameroon is the legislature of Cameroon. A bicameral body, it consists of the Senate and the National Assembly.Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. He disappeared on 21 May 2022, at the age of 97. His son Fru Asaah Angwafo IV succeeded him on 7 June 2022.

Works

* ''Royalty and Politics. The Story of My Life'' (2009)

References

1925 births 2022 deaths Cameroonian traditional rulers University of Ibadan alumni Cameroon People's Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Assembly (Cameroon) 20th-century Cameroonian politicians {{Africa-royal-stub