Title Royalty and politics : the story of my life / Fo Angwafo III S.A.N. of Mankon

Published Mankon, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. ; [East Lansing, Mich.] : Distributed in N. American by Michigan State University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. Growing up in Colonial times; 2. The Big Surprise; 3. The Plebiscite: My Initiation into Politics; 4. Fo Mankon and Politician; 5. SDF the Reincarnation of KNDP; 6. Churches, Schools and Politics; 7. Building the Palace, Tending the Kingdom; 8. My Life in Photos; Young Prince; Fo Mankon; MaFo; Fo and Politics; Abengafo; Awards; Back cover Summary Royalty and Politics is the fascinating autobiographical account of a life rich in controversy, leadership, service, achievement and innovation. Born 1925 into the prominent and influential royal family of Mankon in the Bamenda Grassfields of Cameroon, Solomon Anyeghamoţ Ndefru least expected becoming king, only to find himself the chosen one following the death of his father in 1959. As Fo Angwafo III of Mankon, one of the most educated "traditional rulers" at the dawn of independence, he succeeded into Parliament first as an independent, and subsequently as a member of the Cameroon National Union. He has served as First National Vice-President of Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement since 1990. In this unique, analytical and insightful reflection 50 years into his reign, Fo Angwafo III discusses growing up in colonial times; his surprise appointment as king; the 1961 Cameroon Plebiscite and his initiation into politics; being king and politician; coping with the hostility of the modern power elite towards his active involvement in politics; churches, schools and politics; life as an agriculturist; and investments in tending the Kingdom of Mankon. He argues that the best way of consolidating traditions is to make them modern, and that modernity can only make sense to the extent that it is firmly grounded in traditions. In many ways he feels his life encapsulates this negotiation and reconciliation of continuity and change Notes Print version record Subject Angwafo III, Fon of Mankon, 1925- SUBJECT Angwafo III, Fon of Mankon, 1925- Angwafo III, Fon of Mankon, 1925- fast Subject Heads of state -- Cameroon -- Mankon -- 20th century -- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- Africa -- West. Heads of state Kings and rulers Politics and government SUBJECT Mankon (Cameroon) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography Cameroon -- Politics and government -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019145 Subject Cameroon Cameroon -- Mankon Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9789956716050 9956716057 9956558311 9789956558315

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