John Ngu Foncha

John Ngu Foncha (1964)

John Ngu Foncha (born June 21, 1916 in Bamenda ; † April 10, 1999 ibid) was a Cameroonian politician.

Career

Foncha began his political career in 1942 as secretary of the Cameroon Youth League in his hometown Bamenda. From 1942 to 1957 he was the founder and President of the Catholic Teachers 'Association Bamenda and from 1945 to 1954 President of the Nigerian Teachers' Association.

From 1949 to 1950 he organized the establishment of a representation of the Cameroon National Federation in Bamenda. He left this to found the Cameroon United National Congress together with Nerius Namaso Moite , the deputy leader of the Cameroon People's National Congress , in order to force a union with the French part of Cameroon.

In 1953, the Cameroon National Federation and the Cameroon People's National Congress merged to form the Cameroon National Congress .

In 1955 Foncha left the Cameroon National Congress due to disagreements over the reunification of both parts of Cameroon and founded the Cameroon National Democratic Party (KNDP).

On February 1, 1959 he became Prime Minister of British Cameroon and held this office until the merger with the French part of Cameroon on October 1, 1961.

Until May 13, 1965, Foncha was Prime Minister of West Cameroon and Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon. He held this office until May 1970.

In 1994 he led a delegation from the secessionist Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC), which campaigned at the United Nations for greater autonomy for the English-speaking provinces of Cameroon.

Private

Trained teacher and practicing Catholic, John Ngu Foncha was married with seven children.

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