Ruben Um Nyobè
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Ruben Um Nyobè (1913 – 13 September 1958) was an anti-colonialist Cameroonian leader, slain by the French army on 13 September 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé in the maquis Bassa. On 10 April 1948, he created the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used unarmed struggle to obtain independence from French colonial rule.
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Ruben Um Nyobè | |
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Born | 1913 (1913) |
Died | September 13, 1958(1958-09-13) (aged 44–45) |
Cause of death | Shooting |
Monuments | Monument Um Nyobe Éséka |
Years active | 1944-1958 |
Political party | Union des populations du Cameroun |
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