Ahmadou AHIDJO
Ahmadou AHIDJO est né le 24 août 1924 à Garoua, et mort le 30 novembre 1989 à Dakar, Sénégal. Il est le premier président du Cameroun. Fils d'un chef foulbé de religion musulmane, Ahmadou AHIDJO est un autodidacte qui a intégré l'administration française comme télégraphiste puis opérateur radio.
Élu à l'assemblée territoriale du Cameroun en 1947, il devient conseiller de l'Assemblée de l'Union française de 1953 à 1958 et président de celle-ci en 1957. Vice-premier ministre chargé de l'intérieur après l'octroi de l'autonomie interne au Cameroun, puis ministre de l'intérieur (mai 1957). Il est élu en mai 1960 président du Cameroun.
Ahmadou Ahidjo was born in the 24th August 1924 in Garoua and died on the 30th of November 1989 in Dakar, Senegal. He was the first president of Cameroon. He was the son of a Muslim Fulbe chief, a self-educated man who enrolled in the then French administration as a Telegrapher and later on, he became a radio operator.
He was elected member of Cameroon Territorial Assembly in 1947 and became counsellor of the Assembly of French Union between 1953 and 1958; then President of that Assembly in 1957. Later on, he became Vice-prime Minister in charge of Internal Affairs after the country was given its internal autonomy; then, Interior Minister in May 1957. Ahidjo was elected President of Cameroon in May 1960.
