Bertrand Teyou

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Bertrand Zepherin Teyou (born March 17, 1969 , † January 22, 2020 in Douala ) was a Cameroonian writer .

In his book La Belle de la république bananière: Chantal Biya, de la rue au palais (The beautiful from the banana republic: Chantal Biya, from the street to the palace), he traces Chantal Biya's career from simple origins to première dame . On November 3, 2010, he was arrested during a book signing in a hotel in Duala . His books were destroyed. He was sentenced to the payment of 2,030,150 francs CFA (approx. € 3,000 at the exchange rate at the time), alternatively to two years imprisonment. Teyou could not pay and was detained. His imprisonment sparked an urgent action campaign by Amnesty International .

On April 29, 2011, he was released after acquaintances and supporters had paid the required amount for him.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.camer.be/78657/11:1/cameroon-deces-de-bertrand-zephirin-teyou-lhomme-qui-deshabilla-la-premiere-dame-du-cameroun.html
  2. ↑ Amnesty International: Cameroonian writer held in harsh conditions: Bernard Zepherin Teyou , April 12, 2011, (PDF; 64 kB)
  3. ↑ Quotidien Le Jour ( Memento of the original of March 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.quotidienlejour.com
  4. ^ Post News Line
  5. ↑ Camerpress.net
  6. ↑ All Africa
  7. ↑ http://www.nadeshda.org/foren/cl.menschenrechte.afrika/p621s622a20.html
  8. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from December 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cl-netz.de
personal data
SURNAME Teyou, Bertrand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Teyou, Bertrand Zepherin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cameroonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th March 1969
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 2020
Place of death Douala