Henri Lobe Bell Explained

Henri Lobe Manga Bell was a Duala leader in Kamerun, who was installed by the German colonial administration to replace his brother.[1] He was a younger brother of King Rudolf Duala Manga Bell, sharing the same mother and father, King Auguste Manga Ndumbe Bell.[2] He was deposed in 1920 by the French administration of Cameroon.[3]

He was married to Olga Welly.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dawkins . Farida . 12 October 2018 . For rejecting a European-only settlement, this Cameroonian king was hanged by the Germans . 2024-08-13 . Face2Face Africa.
  2. Book: Bommarius, Christian . Der Gute Deutsche: Die Ermordung Manga Bells in Kamerun 1914 . 2016 . Berenberg Verlag . 9783937834771 . de.
  3. Book: Austen, Ralph A. . Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers: The Duala and their hinterland, c.1600-c.1960 . Derrick . Jonathan . 1999 . Cambridge University Press . 0 521 56228 7 . 144,149.

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