Fon Angwafo III of Mankon in 2012

Fon Angwafo III of Mankon (1 May 1925 – 21 May 2022) was a Cameroonian traditional ruler.

Life

Fon Angwafo III was born in French Cameroon, on 1 May 1925.[1]

He attended the Aggrey Memorial College Arochuku, in eastern Nigeria, from 1945 to 1950. He later studied at the University College Ibadan, Nigeria, from which he graduated in 1953 with a Diploma in Agriculture. He became the twentieth Fon of Mankon in 1959.[1]

Fon Angwafo III was a member of the Parliament of Cameroon from 1962 to 1988. He also served as the first vice chair of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement.[2]

He died[3][4] on 21 May 2022, at the age of 97.[5]

His son Fru Asaah Angwafo IV succeeded him on 7 June 2022.

Works

  • Royalty and Politics. The Story of My Life (2009) ISBN 978-9956558315

References

  1. 1 2 Azohnwi, Atia T. (20 September 2019). "Cameroon – Major National Dialogue: Fon Angwafo Of Mankon Says He Will Never Support Secession, Urges Separatists To Heed Dialogue Call". Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Meindersma, Sandy (31 December 2007). "King from Africa feted; daughter is local lawyer". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Massachusetts. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Legendary Fon Angwafor III Goes Missing". Cameroon News Agency. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cameroon's Mankon people mourn 'missing' king and welcome successor". 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nécrologie : décès de Fon San Angwafo III après 63 ans de règne sur le trône de Mankon, région du Nord-Ouest" (in French). SBBC. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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