René Claude Meka Explained

René Claude Meka is a senior Cameroonian officer and Chief of Staff of the Cameroon Armed Forces since September 2001.[1]

Meka was born on February 2, 1939, in Enongal near Ebolowa. He graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1962 and from infantry school of Saint-Maixent in 1963.[2]

During the border dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria over the Bakassi Peninsula, Meka was tasked with securing the territory by deploying the Rapid Intervention Battalion.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jeuneafrique.com/203764/politique/ren-claude-meka/ Les 50 personnalités qui font le Cameroun : René Claude Meka
  2. https://www.mindef-online.cm/index.php/fr/structures/etat-major-des-armees/armee-20/236-biographie-du-general-rene-claude-meka-chef-d-etat-major-des-armees Biographie du Général René Claude Meka, Chef d’Etat-Major des Armées