Fongum Gorji Dinka
Fongum Gorji-Dinka | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1930[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.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Gorji Dinka was active in the Anglophone Crisis and advocated for more rights for Anglophone Cameroonians, against the Francophone government.[4][5][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.[8][9]
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.[10][11]
He was arrested in May 1985 for his protests against the government and was detained until February 1986.[12][13] After his release, he escaped to Nigeria.[14]
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.[15]
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Fon Gorji Dinka". mukanda.univ-lorraine.fr. Retrieved January 9, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Republic of Ambazonia". ambazonia.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "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).
- ^ "Cameroon's Anglophone War – Analysis". Eurasia Review. IRIN. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History". www.ambazonia.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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