Victor Kanga
Victor Kanga | |
|---|---|
 Lorgio Nimubona and Kanga (right), 1963 | |
| Minister of Information and Tourism | |
| In office July 28, 1966 – November 22, 1966 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office July 1, 1964 – July 28, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Owana Anana |
| Succeeded by | Simon Nko'o Etoungou |
| In office January 25, 1960 – October 20, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Egbe Tabi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1931 |
| Died | June 17, 1991 (aged 60) |
Victor Kanga was a Cameroonian politician who served as a member of Parliament, then Minister of Information and Minister of Finance.
Biography
Kanga was born on March 12, 1932 in Banka, West Region, French Cameroon.[1] He was Bamileke.[1] He pursued his higher education in France, receiving a doctorate of law from the Faculty of Law in Paris.[1] As a student, he served as the President of the Association of Cameroonian Students in Paris.[1]
Kanga served in several positions in the Cameroonian government between his return to Cameroon in 1957 and Cameroonian independence in 1960.[2][3] On January 25, 1960, he was appointed Cameroon's first Minister of Education under Ahmadou Ahidjo at the age of 29.[1][2] Between 1960 and 1961, Kanga also presided over the Ministry of Justice.[2] He was appointed Minister of the National Economy in 1961.[1] Kanga was appointed Minister of Finance in 1964 during a cabinet reshuffle, and then Minister of Information and Tourism in 1966 amidst a second cabinet reshuffle.[1] On November 22, 1966, he was dismissed from this position.[1][4]
Kanga was elected deputy in the National Assembly for the Bamileke-majority Cameroonian Union for Douala in 1960.[1] He served as a deputy until 1964. In 1966, Kanga and other members of the Cameroonian Union, including Ernest Ouandié, were arrested.[5] Kanga was tortured at the Military Brigade in Yaounde and convicted of spreading false news by the Yaounde Military Tribunal.[5] He was released four years later.
Kanga died on June 17, 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Livre |, | (2012-09-20). "KANGA Victor". Camerlex (in French). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ a b c "Victor KANGA - CELCOM MINJUSTICE" (in French). 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ^ Binyam, Junior (April 24, 2008). "Cameroun: Témoignage - Les illusions perdues de Victor Kanga". Mutations via AllAfrica. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ "M. AHIDJO DESTITUE LE MINISTRE DE L'INFORMATION" (in French). 1966-11-24. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
- ^ a b Romandy, Karine (2025). "D. « L'affaire Ndongmo-Ouandié », dernier acte de la guerre contre l'UPC et manifestation du reflux de l'influence française au Cameroun (1971)". Cairns. Retrieved January 8, 2026.