The African People's Liberation Movement (APLM) is an
Ambazonia
Ambazonia, officially the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, also referred to as Amba Land, is an unrecognised breakaway state in West Africa which claims the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon, though it currently controls almost ...
n independence movement. It is the successor movement of the
Southern Cameroons Youth League
The Southern Cameroons Youth League (SCYL) was an Ambazonian independence movement, led by Ayaba Cho Lucas and Ebenezer Akwanga. While Ayaba went on to become the leader of the Ambazonia Governing Council, Akwanga saw SCYL transform into the ...
, with which it shares an almost identical logo. It is led by chairman
Ebenezer Akwanga
Dr. Ebenezer Derek Mbongo Akwanga is an Ambazonian independence activist. He is the chairman of the African People's Liberation Movement, an Ambazonian separatist movement, and heads its armed wing, SOCADEF. , who also commands its armed wing,
Southern Cameroons Defence Forces
The Southern Cameroons Defence Forces (commonly referred to as SOCADEF) is the armed wing of the African People's Liberation Movement, an Ambazonian separatist movement. It is led by Ebenezer Akwanga, who is based in the United States, and its ...
(SOCADEF).
In March 2019, the APLM participated in an Anglophone Cameroonian conference in
Washington, D.C.
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The conference, in which both separatists (including the
Interim Government of Ambazonia
The Interim Government of Ambazonia is the provisional government in exile of the internationally unrecognized Federal Republic of Ambazonia.
History Ayuk Tabe cabinet (2017–18)
The Interim Government of Ambazonia was formed from the Sout ...
) and federalists participated, resulted in an agreement to form a common front. The
Southern Cameroons Liberation Council
The Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (SCLC) is an Ambazonian umbrella movement, aiming to unite all Anglophone groups on a common front. As of April 2019, it consists of seven movements.
Foundation
The SCLC was established at the All South ...
was subsequently created.
Anglophone Struggle Takes Another Kink, Separatists, Federalists Bury Hatchet, Create Southern Cameroons Liberation Council
, The National Times, Apr 1, 2019. Accessed Apr 1, 2019.
References
External links
APLM
- Official site
Politics of Ambazonia
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