François Naoueyama (born 31 January 1957) is a Central African basketball player and politician. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team. He scored 47 points in the team's 7 games.[1]

François Naoueyama
Minister of the Environment and Ecology
In office
19 January 2009 – 3 February 2013
PresidentFrançois Bozizé
Prime MinisterFaustin-Archange Touadéra
Preceded byYvonne Mboissona (as Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries and the Environment)
Succeeded byMohamed Moussa Dahfane (as Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Environment and Ecology)
Personal details
Born (1957-01-31) January 31, 1957 (age 67)
Political partyAPRD
OccupationBasketball player
Basketball career
Personal information
NationalityCentral African
Listed height6.6 ft 0 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
ASOPT
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Africa Championship 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0
Men's Basketball
Representing  Central African Republic
FIBA Africa Championship
Gold medal – first place 1987 Tunisia

Career

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Basketball

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Naoueyama played for ASOPT.[2] He represented the Central African Republic in the FIBA Africa Championship 1987, where his country won the tournament.[3] He also part of CAR squad in the 1988.[4] In his retirement, he was appointed as the treasurer of Central African Basketball Federation on 27 February 2021.[2]

Politics

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Naoueyama joined APRD in an unknown year. In January 2009, he was appointed as Minister of the Environment and Ecology.[5] Touadera then reappointed Naoueyama on his cabinet as Minister of Environment and Ecology on 22 April 2011.[6] Under his tenure, he signed a voluntary partnership agreement with the European Union to conserve the ecosystem on 28 November 2011 and proposed an integrated approach in the national REDD implementation.[7] Furthrmore, CAR received Equipment for Identifying Prohibited Substances from France in 2012.[8] Apart from that, he became the speaker at IRENA event in Riocentro in 2012.[9]

References

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  1. ^ François Naoueyama Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Binah, Hervé. "Centrafrique : Sonny M'pokomandji s'engage pour la relance du Basket national". lepotentielcentrafricain.com. Le Potentiel Centrafricain. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ Ngario, Cyrille. "Il y a trente-deux ans et demi, la République Centrafricaine remportait son deuxième titre de champion d'Afrique !". newsbasket-beafrika.com. News Basket Beafrika. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ Olympedia, Olympedia. "François Naoueyama". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Soupou, J. "Centrafrique : Le ministre d'Etat Cyriaque Gonda confirme la participation de toutes les entités au nouveau gouvernement". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ ACAP, ACAP. "Centrafrique/Politique La composition du Nouveau gouvernement Touadéra III". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ Biongo, François. "Centrafrique: Le ministre François Noueyama propose pour la Centrafrique une approche intégrée de la REDD". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ Vikoma, Etienne. "L'Agence Française de Développement (AFD) remet le matériel d'identification des substances prohibées à la RCA". acap.cf. Agence Centrafrique Presse. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ IRENA, IRENA. "IRENA at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development". irena.org. IRENA. Retrieved 25 August 2024.