Salomon Tandeng Muna (27 March 1912 – January 22, 2002) was a

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ian politician of the

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. He served as the first

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of the federated state of West Cameroon from January 11, 1968 to June 2, 1972. Additionally, he served as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon from 1970 to 1972. He was President of the

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from 1973 to 1988. Muna was very active in international

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, where he became the Vice-President of the

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(the first African member), after serving as

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of Cameroon, as well as Chairman of the

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Muna was awarded the ''

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'', the only distinction of the

World Organization of the Scout Movement The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1981.

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1912 births 2002 deaths People from Northwest Region (Cameroon) Prime Ministers of Cameroon Vice presidents of Cameroon Presidents of the National Assembly (Cameroon) Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting and Guiding in Cameroon Kamerun National Congress politicians 20th-century Cameroonian politicians {{Cameroon-politician-stub