Seidu Njimoluh Njoya
Seidu Njimoluh Njoya , French spelling Seidou (* 1902 in German Cameroon ; † July 28, 1992 ) ruled the Bamum people in Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Fon of the Kingdom of Bamum .
Seidu Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim Njoya , he was raised in the German language (in addition to his mother tongue Bamun ) and learned to read and write in the Schü Mom script , which was developed by his father. Later he also learned French and English . In 1931, the French administrators banished Ibrahim Njoya to Yaoundé to break the power of the Bamum . The Bamum nobles were dispersed by the French occupation , but they eventually selected Njimoluh from among Ibrahim Njoya's 117 children and reached an agreement with France . Seidu Njimoluh Njoya became the Bamum ruler in June 1933, after his father's death.
Njoya later served as a member of the Legislative Assembly and the National Assembly of Cameroon - both during the colonial and post-colonial periods. Njimoluh became the patron of the arts and campaigned for the preservation of the Bamum culture. After the French left the area in 1960, Seidu reinstalled the holy Bamum figures in the royal palace and established a museum. He was a devout Muslim and was married to Noh Lantana . Njimoluh's successor was his son Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Njoya |
Fon of the Kingdom of Bamum June 1933 to July 28, 1992 |
Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya |
literature
- DeLancey, Mark W. and DeLancey, Mark Dike (2000): Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.
Web links
- Cameroon history
- "Kings of Africa - Cameroon"
- "Njimoluh determined what is beautiful enough to be Bamum"
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Njoya, Seidu Njimoluh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Fon (Sultan) of the Kingdom of Bamum |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | German Cameroon |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1992 |