John Fru Ndi

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John Fru Ndi

John Fru Ndi (born July 7, 1941 near Bamenda ) is a Cameroonian politician.

Life

He is the founder of the Social Democratic opposition party, the Social Democratic Front ( Social Democratic Front - SDF). Fru Ndi was a candidate in several presidential elections. In 1992 he stood as the only candidate in an electoral coalition of the opposition parties against incumbent President Paul Biya , but was defeated. His supporters spoke of electoral fraud.

In the election on October 11, 2004 he received 17.4% of the vote, on October 9, 2011 he received 10%.

In 2005 he was accused by a Cameroonian newspaper of receiving 500 million CFA francs BEAC to weaken the opposition's dynamism. The Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development could not confirm this claim.

In the 2018 presidential election , John Fru Ndi renounced another candidacy in favor of the younger Joshua Osih. In 2019 he was abducted twice in connection with the activities of English-speaking separatists, but each time he was released.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Cameroon votes in presidential polls as conflict rages. In: France 24 . October 7, 2018, accessed October 19, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tapang Ivo Tanku: Cameroonian president wins vote, extending 29-year rule. In: CNN . October 22, 2011, accessed October 19, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Rapport du Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement. (PDF; 3.7 MB) (No longer available online.) Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement, June 2009, pp. 102-106 , archived from the original on September 15, 2011 ; accessed on October 19, 2018 (French).
  4. ↑ Jerry Bambi, Reuters: Cameroon's John Fru kidnapped again and freed. africanews.com, July 1, 2019, accessed July 1, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Fru Ndi, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cameroonian politician (SDF)
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH at Bamenda