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John Ngu Foncha

1916–1999 · 20th century

John Ngu Foncha was a Cameroonian politician who led the Kamerun National Democratic Party and became premier of the British Southern Cameroons in 1959. He campaigned for reunification with French-speaking Cameroon, which the Southern Cameroons chose in the UN plebiscite of 1961. He then served as vice-president of the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

John Ngu Foncha
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). John Ngu Foncha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/john-ngu-foncha
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