Paramount chief of the Ewondo and Bane ethnic groups
Charles Atangana
Charles Atangana (c. 1880 – 1 September 1943), also known by his birth name, Ntsama, and his German name, Karl, was the paramount chief of the Ewondo and Bane ethnic groups during much of the colonial period in Cameroon. Although from an unremarkable background, Atangana's loyalty and friendship with colonial priests and administrators secured him successively more prominent posts in the colonial government. He proved himself an intelligent and diplomatic administrator and an eager collaborator, and he was eventually named paramount chief of two Beti-Pahuin subgroups, the Ewondo and Bane peoples.[1] His loyalty and acquiescence to the German Empire was unquestioning, and he even accompanied the Germans on their escape from Africa in World War I.
After a brief stay in Europe, Atangana returned to his homeland in Cameroon, which by then was a League of Nations mandate territory under the administration of the French Third Republic. The French doubted his loyalties at first, but Atangana served them with the same ardour he had shown the Germans and regained his post as paramount chief. During the remainder of his life, he oversaw the Westernisation of his subjects and the improvement of his domains despite the erosion of his powers due to French policies and unrest among his people. He never advocated resistance to the European powers, preferring to embrace the Europeans as a means of personal enrichment and in the service of African interests.[2] After his death in 1943, Atangana was largely forgotten. However, since Cameroon's independence in 1960, he has been the subject of renewed attention by Cameroonian scholars.
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held in Paris, France, in 1935. Ahanda, Marie-Thérèse Assiga (2003): "CharlesAtangana". Bonaberi.com. Accessed 30 October 2006. Maunier, René, transl. by...
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Promhandicam scoring two to Derouffignac's zero. Following the match, CharlesAtangana from Derouffignac and André Ndo of Promhandicam were honored for being...
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Promhandicam scoring two to Derouffignac's zero. Following the match, CharlesAtangana from Derouffignac and André Ndo of Promhandicam were honored for being...
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