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Ferdinand Oyono

Died in 2010

Ferdinand Léopold Oyono was born on 14 September 1929 in Ngoulemakong, near Ebolowa. After secondary school in Yaoundé, he studied law in Paris, where he wrote his first two novels. Returning home in 1960, he entered the diplomatic service: ambassador to several countries, notably France, he then represented Cameroon at the United Nations, where he presided over the Security Council. He was Minister of External Relations from 1992 to 1997, then Minister of State in charge of Culture. He died in Yaoundé on 10 June 2010.

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