Félix Sabal Lecco (1920 – 23 October 2010) was a teacher, politician and diplomat representing
Cameroon
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His son, also called
Félix Sabal Lecco, is a well-known drummer.
Two other sons,
Armand and Roger both became bass players.
Early years
Sabal Lecco was born in 1920 in
Lena
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, in the
Eastern Region of Cameroun.
He attended primary school in
Bertoua
Bertoua is the capital of the Eastern Region of Cameroon and of the Lom-et-Djerem Department. It has a population of 88,462 (at the 2005 Census), and is the traditional home of the Gbaya people. It is home to an airport and Mission Cameroon (in ...
and
Doumé, then went to the
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...
School of Administration, where he earned a diploma.
From 1938 to 1957 he worked in the Education Service as a teacher and chief of examinations.
Political career
Entering the government, Sabal Lecco was appointed deputy prefect and then prefect in Lom-et-Djerem at
Batouri
Batouri is a town and commune in the East Province of Cameroon. It is the second largest municipality in the province after the provincial capital Bertoua. It is located on the main (though unpaved) road connecting Bertoua to the Central Africa ...
.
Later he was prefect of
Moungo.
Between September 1965 and September 1969 Sabal Lecco was both Federal Inspector of Administration (e.g. Governor) for the Littoral Region and Prefect for the Wouri Division.
He then briefly held the position of Secretary of State for Rural Development in the East Cameroun government.
In June 1970 Sabal Lecco was appointed Federal Minister of Justice.
He was Minister of Public Service from 1972 to 1974, when he was appointed chairman of the Economic and Social Council.
In these positions, he was associated with the repressive government of
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 ...
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For many years he was secretary of the
Cameroon National Union
The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM; french: Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais, RDPC) is the ruling political party in Cameroon. Previously known as the Cameroonian National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politic ...
(CNU), the single party in Cameroon.
He held the position of political secretary of the CNU until 1984.
Later career
Paul Biya
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. succeeded Ahmadou Ahidjo as President in 1982. There was an unsuccessful military coup attempt on 6 April 1984, and Biya promised that heads would roll.
On 24 May 1984, at the first meeting of the UNC central committee following the attempted putsch,
Sabal Lecco and Victor Ayissi Mvodo were dismissed from the UNC's ''Bureau politique''.
In 1984 Sabal Lecco was named Ambassador to Italy.
Sabal Lecco later represented Cameroon as Ambassador to France.
On 21 June 1992 he was appointed the first president of the National Council of Communication by
Paul Biya
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982. .
Félix Sabal Lecco died at the age of 91 on 23 October 2010 in Yaoundé after a protracted illness.
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2010 deaths
1920 births
Cameroonian politicians
Cameroonian expatriates in France
Cameroonian diplomats
Cameroonian educators