André-Marie Mbida

Biography:

Andre-Marie Mbida was a Cameroonian statesman nationalist first Cameroonian to be elected Member of Parliament at the French National Assembly Prime Minister of Cameroon second African-born Prime Minister in Sub-Saharan Africa first Head of State of French speaking autonomous Cameroon from 12 May to 16 February 1958 and first political prisoner of independent Cameroon from 29 June 1962 to 29 June 1965.