Ebenezer Akwanga
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Dr. Ebenezer Derek Mbongo Akwanga is an Ambazonian independence activist.[2] He is the chairman of the African People's Liberation Movement, an Ambazonian separatist movement, and heads its armed wing, SOCADEF.[3] A former student at the University of Buea, he and fellow activist Ayaba Cho Lucas founded a pro-independence student association. Their movement was soon outlawed, and in 1997, Akwanga was imprisoned for six years.[4] Following his escape from prison, he joined forces with the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC). When the SCNC split into several factions, he became the leader of the Southern Cameroons Youth League (SCYL).[5] The SCYL eventually transformed into the African People's Liberation Movement (APLM). In March 2019, he oversaw the APLM taking part in founding the Southern Cameroons Liberation Council, in an attempt to form a united front.[6] Akwanga is also an advocate of the Biafran case, and has spoken in favor of an alliance between Ambazonian and Biafran independence movements. He has called for referendums on independence in both the former Southern Cameroons (including Bakassi) and Biafra.[4]
Ebenezer Derek Mbongo Akwanga | |
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Born | 1970 |
Nationality | Cameroonian |
Education | PhD Political Science 2014 University of KwaZulu-Natal[1] |
Occupation(s) | Chairman of the African People's Liberation Movement, Secretary General of the Organization of Emerging African States and leader of SOCADEF |
Spouse | Agnes Abungwi Akwanga |