Salomon Tandeng Muna Explained

Office1:President of the National Assembly of Cameroon
Term Start1:1973
Term End1:1988
Predecessor1:Marcel Marigoh Mboua
Successor1:Lawrence Fonka Shang
Party:Cameroonian National Union
Office2:Vice President of Cameroon
Term Start2:1970
Term End2:1972
Predecessor2:John Ngu Foncha
Successor2:Office abolished
Birth Date:27 March 1912

Salomon Tandeng Muna (27 March 1912[1] [2] – January 22, 2002)[3] was a Cameroonian politician of the Cameroonian National Union. He served as the first Prime Minister of the federated state of West Cameroon from January 11, 1968, to June 2, 1972.[4] Additionally, he served as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon from 1970 to 1972. He was President of the National Assembly of Cameroon from 1973 to 1988.[5]

Muna was very active in international scouting, where he became the Vice-President of the World Scout Committee (the first African member), after serving as Chief Scout of Cameroon, as well as Chairman of the African Scout Committee.Muna was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1981.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. 9781538119686. Delancey. Mark Dike. Delancey. Mark W.. Mbuh. Rebecca Neh. 15 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Remember Solomon Tandeng Muna. 28 March 2012.
  3. News: Cameroon: Remember Solomon Tandeng Muna. 2012-03-27. Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé). 2017-07-12.
  4. Web site: Biography of Salomon TANDENG MUNA. African Success. 2017-07-12.
  5. Web site: Assemblée Nationale. Osidimbea La Mémoire du Cameroun. Encyclopédie, annuaire. Histoire des organisations.
  6. Web site: List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award. www.scout.org. en. 2017-07-12.