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Ferdinand Oyono

1929 - 2010

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Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (14 September 1929 – 10 June 2010) was a diplomat, politician and author from Cameroon. His literary work is recognised for a sense of irony that reveals how easily people can be fooled. Writing in French in the 1950s, Oyono had only a brief literary career, but his anti-colonialist novels are considered classics of 20th century African literature; his first novel, Une vie de boy—published in 1956 and later translated as Houseboy—is considered particularly important. Beginning in the 1960s, Oyono had a long career of service as a diplomat and as a minister in the government of Cameroon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Oyono is the 16,285th most popular politician (down from 15,845th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 33rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Cameroonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand Oyono ranks 16,285 out of 19,576. Before him are Ödön Gróf, Jocelerme Privert, Leónidas Plaza, Frank Kabui, Nikos Kotzias, and Yolanda Díaz. After him are Johanna Dohnal, Mohamed Brahmi, Justo Figuerola, Gabriel Costa, Yury Chaika, and Marta Lucía Ramírez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ferdinand Oyono ranks 474. Before him are Yozhef Betsa, Bob Brookmeyer, Ursula Knab, Rex Hartwig, Evert Gunnarsson, and Irwin I. Shapiro. After him are Ali Mirzaei, Jan Hertl, Richard Bass, Harry Blanchard, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and Goffredo Parise. Among people deceased in 2010, Ferdinand Oyono ranks 364. Before him are Ilene Woods, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Aladár Kovácsi, Jean Boiteux, José Antonio Labordeta, and Herb Ellis. After him are Johanna Dohnal, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Ljupčo Jordanovski, György Mitró, Břetislav Dolejší, and Vladimir Motyl.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Ferdinand Oyono ranks 37 out of 156. Before him are Francis Bebey (1929), François Omam-Biyik (1966), Carlos Kameni (1984), Michel Pensée (1973), Théophile Abega (1954), and Werewere Liking (1950). After him are Alex Song (1987), Cyrille Makanaky (1965), Edwin Ifeanyi (1972), Jacques N'Guea (1955), Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979), and Breel Embolo (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cameroon

Among politicians born in Cameroon, Ferdinand Oyono ranks 7. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), Issa Hayatou (1946), Philémon Yang (1947), Joseph Ngute (1954), and Ephraïm Inoni (1947).

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