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Ruben Um Nyobé (1913 - September 13, 1958) was an anti-imperialist Cameroon
Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
ian leader, slain by the French army on September 13, 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé in the maquis
Maquis

Maquis or 'macchia' is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation, where privateers used to hide. The name has been adopted by a variety of guerilla movements in francophone countries....
 Bassa
Bassa

Bassa may refer to:*Three unrelated ethnic groups of West Africa:** Bassa ** Bassa *** Bassa language is a member of the Kru languages family....
. He created on April 10, 1948 the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used armed struggle to obtain independence
Decolonization

Decolonisation refers to the undoing of colonialism, the establishment of governance or authority through the creation of settlements by another country or jurisdiction....
. After his death, he was replaced by Félix-Roland Moumié
Félix-Roland Moumié

F?lix-Roland Moumi? was a Cameroonian Marxist leader, assassinated in Geneva in 1960 by the SDECE with thalium. F?lix-Roland Moumi? succeeded Ruben Um Nyobe, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ....
, who was assassinated by the SDECE (French intelligence agency) in Geneva
Geneva

Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
 in 1960.








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Ruben Um Nyobé (1913 - September 13, 1958) was an anti-imperialist Cameroon
Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
ian leader, slain by the French army on September 13, 1958, near his natal village of Boumnyebel, in the department of Nyong-et-Kellé in the maquis
Maquis

Maquis or 'macchia' is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation, where privateers used to hide. The name has been adopted by a variety of guerilla movements in francophone countries....
 Bassa
Bassa

Bassa may refer to:*Three unrelated ethnic groups of West Africa:** Bassa ** Bassa *** Bassa language is a member of the Kru languages family....
. He created on April 10, 1948 the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used armed struggle to obtain independence
Decolonization

Decolonisation refers to the undoing of colonialism, the establishment of governance or authority through the creation of settlements by another country or jurisdiction....
. After his death, he was replaced by Félix-Roland Moumié
Félix-Roland Moumié

F?lix-Roland Moumi? was a Cameroonian Marxist leader, assassinated in Geneva in 1960 by the SDECE with thalium. F?lix-Roland Moumi? succeeded Ruben Um Nyobe, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ....
, who was assassinated by the SDECE (French intelligence agency) in Geneva
Geneva

Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
 in 1960.

See also

  • Félix-Roland Moumié
    Félix-Roland Moumié

    F?lix-Roland Moumi? was a Cameroonian Marxist leader, assassinated in Geneva in 1960 by the SDECE with thalium. F?lix-Roland Moumi? succeeded Ruben Um Nyobe, who was killed in September 1958, as leader of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ....
  • Cameroon's People Union