Gervais Mendo Ze Explained

Gervais Mendo Ze
Birth Date:25 December 1944
Birth Place:Meyomessala, French Cameroon
Death Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nationality:Cameroonian
Occupation:Linguist
Academic

Gervais Mendo Ze (25 December 1944 – 9 April 2021) was a Cameroonian linguist, academic, author, and government official.[1] He directed Cameroon Radio Television from 1988 to 2005.[2]

Biography

Born in Meyomessala, Gervais Mendo Ze attended the University of Yaoundé, earning a in 1973.[3] He earned a doctorate in 1984 in Bordeaux.[4] A university professor, he then became Director of Cameroon Radio Television, serving from 1988 to 2005. He was a Minister Delegate at Cameroon's Ministry of Communication from 2004 to 2007.

He was imprisoned in Yaoundé in November 2014 for misappropriation of public funds and sentenced with 20 years of jail.[5] [6] [7] In 2021, his health began to deteriorate.[8] [9] [10] The founder of the choir "La Voix du cénacle",[11] he also wrote many books on the French language and political science.[12] [13]

Gervais Mendo Ze died in Yaoundé on 9 April 2021 at the age of 76 following a long illness.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ce que les camerounais ignorent du Professeur Mendo Ze décédé. 9 April 2021. CamerounWeb. French. 26 April 2021. 17 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417021124/https://www.camerounweb.com/CameroonHomePage/NewsArchive/Ce-que-les-camerounais-ignorent-du-Professeur-Mendo-Ze-d-c-d-587953. dead.
  2. Web site: Gervais Mendo Ze. Babelio. French.
  3. Web site: Gervais Mendo Ze. CamerounWeb. French. 2021-04-26. 2023-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180656/https://www.camerounweb.com/person/Gervais-Mendo-Ze-2143. dead.
  4. Web site: Gervais MENDO ZE. Osidimbea. French.
  5. Web site: Cameroun – Épervier : Gervais Mendo Ze, fric et frasques. 18 November 2014. Jeune Afrique. French.
  6. Web site: Cameroun : Gervais Mendo Ze et Polycarpe Abah Abah condamnés dans l’affaire de la gestion de la CRTV. 20 March 2019. Jeune Afrique. French.
  7. Web site: TCS: 20 ans de prison pour Gervais Mendo Ze. 20 March 2019. Cameroon Tribune. French.
  8. Web site: Le Prof. Gervais Mendo Ze l'ancien DG de la Crtv entre la vie et la mort. 14 March 2021. Camer.be. French. 26 April 2021. 3 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220403023859/https://www.camer.be/mobile/85061/11:1/cameroun-le-prof-gervais-mendo-ze-lancien-dg-de-la-crtv-entre-la-vie-et-la-mort-cameroon.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Cameroun - Sérail: Le Pr Gervais Mendo Ze gravement malade, voici le témoignage glaçant de l’activiste David Eboutou. 22 January 2021. Cameroon-Info.net. French.
  10. Web site: Cameroun – État de Santé de Gervais Mendo Ze: Voici la vidéo de l’ancien directeur de la CRTV, sur son lit d’hôpital. 12 February 2021. Cameroon-Info.net. French.
  11. Web site: Pr. Mendo Ze & La Voix du Cenacle. gervaismendozelavoixducenacle.wordpress.com. French.
  12. Web site: Gervais Mondo Ze. L'Harmattan. French.
  13. Web site: Gervais Mondo Ze. Africultures. French.
  14. Web site: Nécrologie : le Professeur Gervais Mendo ZE n’est plus. 9 April 2021. EcoMatin. French.