Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni
Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (born 1945
Kontchou was born in Nkongsamba. He was secretary-general of the National Federation of Cameroonian Students from 1968 to 1969, and in 1988 he became president of the Cameroonian Association of Political Science.[1] He was first appointed to the government as Minister of Information and Culture[1][2] on 7 December 1990.[2]
Following student protests in April 1991, which were broken up by force, Kontchou claimed that there were "none dead" ("zéro mort"); the opposition, challenging this claim, turned it into an anti-government slogan.
On September 2, 2005, Kontchou was appointed as chairman of the board of directors of the University of Douala;[2] he was installed in that post on September 13.[8] Kontchou remained chairman of the board of directors for over three years before Biya dismissed him in late December 2008.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Profile on Kontchou at government website Archived January 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ^ a b c d Honoré Foimoukom, "Universités d’Etat: Biya limoge Njeuma et Kontchou" Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Le Messager, 30 December 2008 (in French).
- ^ Joseph Takougang and Milton Krieger, African State and Society in the 1990s: Cameroon's Political Crossroads (2000), Westview Press, page 124.
- ^ a b c L'Afrique politique 2000 (2000), Karthala Editions, page 75 (in French).
- ^ Francis B. Nyamnjoh, Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging (2005), Zed Books, page 141.
- ^ West Africa, November 9, 1992, page 1,914 (cited in Nantang Jua, "The Power Elite, the State, and Transition Politics in Cameroon", Political Liberalization and Democratization in Africa: Lessons from Country Experiences (2003), ed. Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere and John Mukum Mbaku, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 98).
- ^ "Remaniement ministériel: Le coup de tête du Président !", Cameroon-info.net, April 30, 2001 (in French).
- ^ Julien Chongwang, "Universites d'Etat: l'ADDEC fustige les nominations" Archived 2005-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, La Nouvelle Expression (Cameroon-info.net), September 14, 2005 (in French).
Bibliography
- Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni, Le système diplomatique africain. Bilan et tendances de la première décennie, Pédone, 1977
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