Ruben Um Nyobé
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Ruben Um Nyobé was an anti-imperialist Cameroon
ian leader, slain by the French army on 13 September 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé
in the maquis
Bassa. He created on 10 April 1948 the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used armed struggle to obtain independence
. After his death, he was replaced by Félix-Roland Moumié
, who was assassinated by the SDECE (French intelligence agency) in Geneva
in 1960.
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
ian leader, slain by the French army on 13 September 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé
Nyong-et-Kéllé
Nyong-et-Kéllé is a department of Centre Province in Cameroon.The department covers an area of 6,362 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 145,181.The capital of the department lies at Éséka.-Subdivisions:...
in the maquis
Maquis
Maquis or macchia is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation, where privateers used to hide. The name has been adopted by a variety of guerilla movements in francophone countries.Maquis may also refer to:-Geography:...
Bassa. He created on 10 April 1948 the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used armed struggle to obtain independence
Decolonization
Decolonization refers to the undoing of colonialism, the unequal relation of polities whereby one people or nation establishes and maintains dependent Territory over another...
. After his death, he was replaced by Félix-Roland Moumié
Félix-Roland Moumié
Félix-Roland Moumié was a Cameroonian leader, assassinated in Geneva on 3 November 1960 by the SDECE with thallium. Félix-Roland Moumié succeeded Ruben Um Nyobe, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union des Populations du Cameroun .- See also :*Colonialism and...
, who was assassinated by the SDECE (French intelligence agency) in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in 1960.
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- Félix-Roland MoumiéFélix-Roland MoumiéFélix-Roland Moumié was a Cameroonian leader, assassinated in Geneva on 3 November 1960 by the SDECE with thallium. Félix-Roland Moumié succeeded Ruben Um Nyobe, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union des Populations du Cameroun .- See also :*Colonialism and...
- Cameroon's People Union