Félix-Roland Moumié

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Félix Moumié (drawing in possession of his brother Moluh Mekue Théodore).

Félix-Roland Moumié (1 November 1925 – 3 November 1960)

Ruben Um Nyobé, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union des Populations du Cameroun
(UPC - or also Union du Peuple Camerounais — "Cameroon's People Union").

Biography

Félix Moumié was born in 1925 at the Protestant hospital of Njissé in Foumban, to Samuel Mekou Moumié, evangelist at the Protestant mission, and Suzanne Mvuh. He began his primary studies at the Bandjo school, continued them at the Protestant school in Njissé, then at the public school in Bafoussam (CMI), and completed them at the regional school in Dschang (CMII) where he brilliantly obtained the primary school certificate.

He was sensitized to anti-colonialist and communist ideas during his studies, notably with

African Democratic Rally) and the historian Jean Suret-Canale
.

In April 1958, he attended the "Conference of Independent African States" organized by the Ghanaian President

Mobutu
's troops, who drove them out of the country.

Knowing that he was constantly under surveillance by the French intelligence services, he ensured that he never flew over French territory and avoided the airspace of the countries that were members of the French Community. He feared that his plane would be intercepted, as the plane of Ahmed Ben Bella and FLN leaders was in 1956. He lived mainly between Ghana and Guinea where he sought to gain support for the UPC.

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