Fongum Gorji Dinka

Fongum Gorji Dinka is a Cameroonian attorney, political activist, and Fon of the Widikum in northwestern Cameroon.[1][2]

Fongum Gorji-Dinka
Born (1930-06-22) June 22, 1930
NationalityCameroonian
Education
OccupationLawyer
TitleFon of the Widikum

Biography

Gorji Dinka was born on June 22, 1930.[3] He was active in the Anglophone Crisis and advocated for more rights for Anglophone Cameroonians and 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 (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) Tribunal Communication 1134/2002, the United Nations Human Rights 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
  • Fongum, Gorji-Dinka (March 20, 1985). "The New Social Order" (PDF). Retyped Ambazonian Archives. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

References
  1. "All you need to know about the origin of the name 'Ambazonia'". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "Republic of Ambazonia". ambazonia.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. "Fon Gorji Dinka". mukanda.univ-lorraine.fr. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. "Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: The imminent brink of war". Africanews. APO Group. February 11, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. Fatunde, Tunde (October 10, 2017). "President cracks down on, shuts Anglophone universities". University World News. Cameroon. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. Foretia, Denis. "Cameroon continues its oppression of English speakers". Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  7. 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).
  8. "Cameroon's Anglophone War – Analysis". Eurasia Review. IRIN. August 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. "Gorji Dinka Releases Ambazonia Message". CameroonPostline. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. 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. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  11. "President cracks down on, shuts Anglophone universities". University World News. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  12. Dinka, Gorji. "Appel Aux Forces Armees Camerounaises". Peuples Noirs Peuples Africains (in French). Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  13. "History". www.ambazonia.org. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  14. "Cameroon's Anglophone War – Analysis". Eurasia Review. Integrated Regional Information Networks. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  15. "Gorji-Dinka v. Cameroon, Comm. 1134/2002, U.N. Doc. A/60/40, Vol. II, at 194 (HRC 2005)". www.worldcourts.com.
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