Njimoluh Seidou Njoya
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Njimoluh Seidou Njoya (*c.1911; † 28 July 1992) ruled the Bamun people of Cameroons from 1933 to 1992, as the Sultan of Fumban and Mfon of the Bamun.
Njimoluh was the son of Njoya Ibrahim. In 1931, in order to break the power of the Bamun, Njoya Ibrahim was exiled from Camroons. The Bamun nobles had been scattered by the French occupation, but they eventually picked Njimoluh from among the one hundred and seventy seven of his father's children, reached agreement with the French authorities, and he became the Bamun ruler in 1933. Njimoluh was a patron of the arts and worked to preserve Bamun culture. After the French left in 1960, he restored the sacred Bamun idols to the Royal Palace, establishing a museum. He was a devout Muslim and was married to Noh Lantana. Njimoluh was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya.
External links
- [Camroon history]
- ["Njimoluh determined what is beautiful enough to be Bamum"]
- ["Kings of Africa - Camroun"]
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