Ruben Um Nyobè

Ruben Um Nyobè

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship
Name wey dem give am	Ruben
Ein date of birth	1913
Place dem born am	Éséka
Date wey edie	13 September 1958
Place wey edie	Libelingoï
Manner of death	homicide
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	French
Ein occupation	politician, court clerk, trade unionist, Anticolonialism
Position ehold	general secretary
Political party ein member	Union of the Peoples of Cameroon

Ruben Um Nyobè (1913 – 13 September 1958) na he be an anti-colonialist Cameroonian leader, slain by de French army on 13 September 1958, near ein natal village of Boumnyebel, insyd de department of Nyong-et-Kellé insyd de maquis Bassa.

Early kiddie time

Um Nyobè, dem know as de forgotten father of Cameroon, na dem born am insyd 1913 insyd Song Mpeck, Kamerun. At de time, na Kamerun be a German colony wey na dem divide am after World War I between France den de United Kingdom. Um Nyobè cam from a family insyd an agricultural region of Bassa. Na ein poppie be a traditional priest insyd dema village, wer na dem practice animism as a form of religion. Um Nyobè, na dem deem am Christian by chaw wey know am wey na he acquire ein Christian name Ruben after dem baptize am. Na Um Nyobè educate insyd Presbyterian schools insyd de part of de country wey be occupied by France wey na he learn to speak French, Bassa, Bulu, den Do. At de age of 26, he plete ein baccalaureate degree at a university insyd Edea. Shortly after he plete ein degree, na he marry ein wifey, Martha. After ein university studies insyd 1944, he stay insyd de city of Edea make he pursue ein passion insyd law.

He cam be a civil servant wey na he cam be interested insyd politics at an early age. At de end of de 1930s, he cam be involved insyd de Jeunesse camerounaise Française (JeuCaFra), an organisation dem set up by de French administration to counter Nazi propaganda. After World War II na he cam be involved plus de Cercle d'études Marxistes - a Cameroonian Nationalist group dem launch insyd Yaoundé by de French teacher den trade unionist Gaston Donnat. Na de mission of de group be make dem fight plus de same momentum against "Nazism, racism den colonialism". For Um Nyobé na ebe a turning point: "Dis be de first time I sit at a white man ein table: I consider am a great event insyd Cameroon. I no go forget am."