Augustine Ngom Jua (24 November 1924 – 30 December 1977)[1][2] was the prime minister of the state of West Cameroon (formerly British Cameroons) in the Federal Republic of Cameroon from 13 May 1965 to 11 January 1968.[3][4]
Early life, education and career
Jua was born on 24 November 1924 at Wum in Cameroon. He went to local schools and worked as a teacher in the Bamenda area. He became a member of Wum Native Authority Council under the British Trusteeship administration in 1952.[5]
Politics
When the British Southern Cameroons was separated from Eastern Nigeria in 1954, Jua was elected as a member of Southern Cameroon's House of assembly. In 1955 he helped Mr J.N Foncha found the Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP), a party which favors reunification with the French Cameroon. Jua was elected Vice president of KNDP in 1963 in a contest with Mr Solomon Tandeng Muna. In 1965, after a constitutional amendment, President Ahmadou Ahidjo appointed Jua as Prime Minister. He was the head of that government for less than 3 years and after the elections in December 1967, Jua was replaced as Prime Minister by Mr Solomon Tandeng Muna.[5][3]
Later life and death
After he was replaced as Prime Minister, Jua then retired and lived to see a unitory state created. He died on 30 December 1977, aged 53.[5]