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The Time is Now (A secret memo by Bernard Fonlon to Ahmadou Ahidjo)

ahidjo_webIn 1964, barely three years after the unification of the British Southern Cameroons and the French Cameroons and the creation of the Federal Republic of Cameroon, cracks began appearing in the edifice. Dr. Bernard Fonlon, then Chief scribe of the K.N.D.P. (the ruling party in the former Southern Cameroons), wrote a secret letter to President Ahidjo informing him that the KNDP was disillusioned with its marginalization within the federation.

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June 22, 2004 at 12:48 AM in Fonlon and National Integration | | Comments (6)

Fonlon and National Integration

"I had naively believed that, with the struggle over, common sense and political insight would prevail and the leaders would sink their differences and close ranks and make unification a resounding victory. I was soon to learn that they had not attained the depth of personal and political maturity, which makes statesmen of politicians and enable them to crush personal hurt underfoot in the interest of lofty national undertaking. I have grown up to detest bitterness and hatred and thus it was a rude shock to me, on my arrival, to hear our leaders tearing each other to bits. Today they have reached the stage where they do not hesitate to sling mud at each other in the East Cameroon press. What a shame!"

Fonlon, B. N. (1966) The Task of Today. Cameroon Printing and Publishing Company Ltd, Victoria, West Cameroon, p. 52.

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June 21, 2004 at 12:56 PM in Fonlon and National Integration | | Comments (4)