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Cameroonian political activist
Fongum Gorji-Dinka
Born (1930-06-22 ) June 22, 1930 (age 94)
[1] Nationality Cameroonian Education Occupation Lawyer Title
Fon of the
Widikum
Fongum Gorji Dinka is a Cameroonian attorney, political activist, and
Fon of the
Widikum in northwestern Cameroon.
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Biography
Gorji Dinka was active in the
Anglophone Crisis and advocated for more rights for
Anglophone Cameroonians , against the
Francophone government.
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[6] He was the first president of the
Cameroon Bar Association ,
[4] and is also the named party of the Fongum Gorji Dinka v. Cameroon which was tried at the
High Court of Justice and
United Nations Human Rights Committee .
[7] Gorji Dinka also coined the place name
Ambazonia , which he first used in 1984.
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Along with
Bernard Fonlon and Carlson Anyangwe he authored The New Social Order , which claimed that the English-Speaking regions of Cameroons had the right to secede from Cameroon.
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He was arrested in May 1985 for his protests against the government and was detained until February 1986.
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[13] After his release, he escaped to Nigeria.
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In a 2005 judgment of the
United Nations Human Rights ICCPR, the tribunal ruled in favor of compensation for Fon Gorji-Dinka for
human rights abuses to his person and for assurances of the enjoyment of his
civil and political rights .
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Bibliography
Fongum, Gorji-Dinka (March 20, 1985).
"The New Social Order" (PDF) . Retyped Ambazonian Archives .
Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
References
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"Fon Gorji Dinka" . mukanda.univ-lorraine.fr . Retrieved January 9, 2020 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"All you need to know about the origin of the name 'Ambazonia' " . Mimi Mefo Info . October 2, 2019.
Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
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"Republic of Ambazonia" . ambazonia.org . Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
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"Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: The imminent brink of war" . Africanews . APO Group. February 11, 2019. Archived from
the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
^ Fatunde, Tunde (October 10, 2017).
"President cracks down on, shuts Anglophone universities" . University World News . Cameroon.
Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
^ Foretia, Denis.
"Cameroon continues its oppression of English speakers" . Washington Post .
Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
^ Gorji-Dinka v. Cameroon ,
Comm. 1134/2002, U.N. Doc. A/60/40, Vol. II, at 194 (HRC 2005) (
Human Rights Committee March 17, 2005).
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"Cameroon's Anglophone War – Analysis" . Eurasia Review . IRIN. August 9, 2018.
Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
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"Gorji Dinka Releases Ambazonia Message" . CameroonPostline .
Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
^ Nkwi, Paul Nchoji, ed. (February 3, 2015).
The Anthropology of Africa: Challenges for the 21st Century . Langaa RPCIG. p. 478.
ISBN
978-9956-792-79-5 .
Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
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"President cracks down on, shuts Anglophone universities" . University World News .
Archived from the original on August 30, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020 .
^ Dinka, Gorji.
"Appel Aux Forces Armees Camerounaises" . Peuples Noirs Peuples Africains (in French).
Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
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"History" . www.ambazonia.org .
Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
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"Cameroon's Anglophone War – Analysis" . Eurasia Review .
Integrated Regional Information Networks . August 9, 2018.
Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
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"Gorji-Dinka v. Cameroon, Comm. 1134/2002, U.N. Doc. A/60/40, Vol. II, at 194 (HRC 2005)" . www.worldcourts.com .
Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .