Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni

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Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (born 1945[1]) is a Cameroonian politician.

Kouomegni was born in Nkongsamba. He was first appointed to the government as Minister of Information and Culture in 1990.[1] Following student protests in April 1991, which were broken up by force, he claimed that there were "none dead" ("zéro mort"); the opposition, challenging this claim, turned it into an anti-government slogan.[2] He served as Minister of Information until he was appointed Minister of Communication[1][3] and Government Spokesman[3] in the government named on April 9, 1992;[1][3] on November 27, 1992, he was promoted to the position of Minister of State for Communication. After five years in that position, he was named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on December 7, 1997.[1] He served as Foreign Minister for over three years until he was replaced by François-Xavier Ngoubeyou in the government named on April 27, 2001.[4]

On September 13, 2005, Kouomegni was installed as President of the Council of Administration of the University of Douala.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Profile on Kouomegni at government website (French).
  2. ^ Joseph Takougang and Milton Krieger, African State and Society in the 1990s: Cameroon's Political Crossroads (2000), Westview Press, page 124.
  3. ^ a b c L'Afrique politique 2000 (2000), Karthala Editions, page 75 (French).
  4. ^ "Remaniement ministériel: Le coup de tête du Président !", Cameroon-info.net, April 30, 2001 (French).
  5. ^ Julien Chongwang, "Universites d'Etat: l'ADDEC fustige les nominations", La Nouvelle Expression (Cameroon-info.net), September 14, 2005 (French).
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Preceded by
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono		 Foreign Minister of Cameroon
1997-2001		 Succeeded by
François Xavier Ngoubeyou