Fon Angwafo III of Mankon explained
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 disappeared[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)
Notes and References
- News: 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 . 5 April 2020 . 23 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923071454/http://www.cameroon-info.net/article/cameroon-major-national-dialogue-fon-angwafo-of-mankon-says-he-will-never-support-secession-352416.html . live .
- News: Meindersma . Sandy . 31 December 2007 . King from Africa feted; daughter is local lawyer . . . 5 April 2020 . 2 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902193114/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2007/12/31/king-from-africa-feted-daughter/52693114007/ . live .
- Web site: Legendary Fon Angwafor III Goes Missing . Cameroon News Agency . 2022 . 9 June 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609185102/https://cameroonnewsagency.com/legendary-fon-angwafor-iii-goes-missing/ . live .
- Web site: Cameroon's Mankon people mourn 'missing' king and welcome successor . 8 June 2022 . 9 June 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609185119/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61722442 . live .
- News: Nécrologie : décès de Fon San Angwafo III après 63 ans de règne sur le trône de Mankon, région du Nord-Ouest . 23 May 2022 . SBBC . 23 May 2022 . fr . 23 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523100413/https://www.stopblablacam.com/societe/2305-8811-necrologie-deces-de-fon-san-angwafo-iii-apres-63-ans-de-regne-sur-le-trone-de-mankon-region-du-nord-ouest . live .