Boumnyébel is a community in

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

about along the road from

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

. The village is on the road from

Edéa Edéa is a city and commune in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Situated on the Sanaga River, it lies on the Douala–Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001. History From 20 to 26 Octobe ...

to Yaoundé, at the junction with the road from Bafia. The

Union of the Peoples of Cameroon The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ( - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon. It was one of the main belligerents in the Cameroon War. Foundation The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948, at a meeting in the bar ''Chez Sierra'' in Bassa. Twelve ...

(''Union des Populations du Cameroun'' - UPC) leader

Ruben Um Nyobé Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as an English variant spelling on the ...

was born in the small village of Song Mpek to the south of Boumnyébel, then in the subdivision of

Eséka Eséka is a small town in central Cameroon. Transport The city of Eséka lies on the main Camrail railway, where the line enters more rugged terrain from the coastal plains. On 22 October 2016, a passenger train derailed close to the town. T ...

in the Sanaga-Maritime department. After the UPC was made illegal on 13 July 1955 by the French government, Ruben Um Nyobé became a guerrilla in the forests near Boumnyébel. In 1956, Prime Minister

André-Marie Mbida Andre-Marie Mbida (1 January 19172 May 1980) was a Cameroonian statesman, a nationalist, the first Cameroonian to be elected Member of Parliament at the French National Assembly, a Prime Minister of Cameroon, the second African-born Prime Minis ...

visited Boumnyébel, and delivered a famous ultimatum to the rebels.

Ahmadou Ahidjo Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 192430 November 1989) was a Cameroonian politician who was the first president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. He was previously the first Prime Minister of Cameroon, Prime Minister from the country's indepe ...

, then Minister of the Interior, made a secret visit for the same purpose in 1958. Um Nyobé was killed by the French army on 13 September 1958 and his body was displayed in front of the office of public works in Boumnyébel. On 22 February 2011 a bus driver tried to pass a vehicle that was passing a transporter on a blind turn and collided head on with a logging truck travelling at high speed just outside Boumnyébel. First estimates were that twenty-seven people died. Victims were taken to the Ngog-Mapubi, Pouma and

district hospitals and to the Centre Jamot Hospital and the Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in

. In June 2011 a radar trap had been set up at Maholè, from Boumnyébel, and was catching vehicles travelling at almost in a section with a speed limit of .

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