Gervais Mendo Ze

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Gervais Mendo Ze
Born25 December 1944
Meyomessala, French Cameroon
Died9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 76)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian
OccupationLinguist
Academic

Gervais Mendo Ze (25 December 1944 – 9 April 2021) was a Cameroonian linguist, academic, author, and government official.[1] He directed Cameroon Radio Television from 1988 to 2005.[2]

Biography[]

Born in Meyomessala, Gervais Mendo Ze attended the University of Yaoundé, earning a  [fr] in 1973.[3] He earned a doctorate in 1984 in Bordeaux.[4] A university professor, he then became Director of Cameroon Radio Television, serving from 1988 to 2005. He was a Minister Delegate at Cameroon's Ministry of Communication from 2004 to 2007.

Throughout his career, he fought against corruption in Cameroon and was imprisoned in Yaoundé in November 2014.[5][6][7] In 2021, his health began to deteriorate.[8][9][10] The founder of the choir "La Voix du cénacle",[11] he also wrote many books on the French language and political science.[12][13]

Gervais Mendo Ze died in Yaoundé on 9 April 2021 at the age of 76 following a long illness.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ce que les camerounais ignorent du Professeur Mendo Ze décédé". CamerounWeb (in French). 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Gervais Mendo Ze". Babelio (in French).
  3. ^ "Gervais Mendo Ze". CamerounWeb (in French).
  4. ^ "Gervais MENDO ZE". Osidimbea (in French).
  5. ^ "Cameroun – Épervier : Gervais Mendo Ze, fric et frasques". Jeune Afrique (in French). 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Cameroun : Gervais Mendo Ze et Polycarpe Abah Abah condamnés dans l'affaire de la gestion de la CRTV". Jeune Afrique (in French). 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "TCS: 20 ans de prison pour Gervais Mendo Ze". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 20 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Le Prof. Gervais Mendo Ze l'ancien DG de la Crtv entre la vie et la mort". Camer.be (in French). 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Cameroun - Sérail: Le Pr Gervais Mendo Ze gravement malade, voici le témoignage glaçant de l'activiste David Eboutou". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 22 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Cameroun – État de Santé de Gervais Mendo Ze: Voici la vidéo de l'ancien directeur de la CRTV, sur son lit d'hôpital". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Pr. Mendo Ze & La Voix du Cenacle". gervaismendozelavoixducenacle.wordpress.com (in French).
  12. ^ "Gervais Mondo Ze". L'Harmattan (in French).
  13. ^ "Gervais Mondo Ze". Africultures (in French).
  14. ^ "Nécrologie : le Professeur Gervais Mendo ZE n'est plus". EcoMatin (in French). 9 April 2021.
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