The Group of Cameroonian Progressives (french: Groupe des Progressistes du Cameroun, GPC) was a

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

History

The alliance was formed by the Cameroonian National Action Movement and the Socialist Party of Cameroon.Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Neh Mbuh & Mark W DeLancey (2010) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon'', Scarecrow Press, p197 The alliance received 4.5% of the vote in the April 1960 parliamentary elections, winning seven seats.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p181 The alliance joined

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 ...

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 government in May 1960, with GPC members

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 Charles Okala becoming Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. The alliance merged into the UC the following year.

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