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Rudolf Duala Manga Bell

1873–1914 · 19th century

Rudolf Duala Manga Bell was king of the Bell people of Douala in German Kamerun. Educated in Germany, he led legal resistance to the colonial plan to expropriate Duala land along the river, petitioning the Reichstag. Accused of treason, he was hanged by the Germans in August 1914 and is honoured as a national hero in Cameroon.

Rudolf Duala Manga Bell
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duala kingdomsKamerun

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