Gervais Mendo Ze (25 December 1944 – 9 April 2021) was a Cameroonian linguist, academic, author, and government official.[1] He directed Cameroon Radio Television from 1988 to 2005.[2]
Gervais Mendo Ze | |
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| Born | 25 December 1944 |
| Died | 9 April 2021 (aged 76) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist Academic |
Biography
editBorn in Meyomessala, Gervais Mendo Ze attended the University of Yaoundé, earning a Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées in 1973.[3] He earned a doctorate in 1984 in Bordeaux.[4] A university professor, he then became Director of Cameroon Radio Television, serving from 1988 to 2005. He was a Minister Delegate at Cameroon's Ministry of Communication from 2004 to 2007.
He was imprisoned in Yaoundé in November 2014 for misappropriation of public funds and sentenced with 20 years of jail.[5][6][7] In 2021, his health began to deteriorate.[8][9][10] The founder of the choir "La Voix du cénacle",[11] he also wrote many books on the French language and political science.[12][13]
Gervais Mendo Ze died in Yaoundé on 9 April 2021 at the age of 76 following a long illness.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ce que les camerounais ignorent du Professeur Mendo Ze décédé". CamerounWeb (in French). 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Gervais Mendo Ze". Babelio (in French).
- ^ "Gervais Mendo Ze". CamerounWeb (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ^ "Gervais MENDO ZE". Osidimbea (in French).
- ^ "Cameroun – Épervier : Gervais Mendo Ze, fric et frasques". Jeune Afrique (in French). 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Cameroun : Gervais Mendo Ze et Polycarpe Abah Abah condamnés dans l'affaire de la gestion de la CRTV". Jeune Afrique (in French). 20 March 2019.
- ^ "TCS: 20 ans de prison pour Gervais Mendo Ze". Cameroon Tribune (in French). 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Le Prof. Gervais Mendo Ze l'ancien DG de la Crtv entre la vie et la mort". Camer.be (in French). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Cameroun - Sérail: Le Pr Gervais Mendo Ze gravement malade, voici le témoignage glaçant de l'activiste David Eboutou". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Cameroun – État de Santé de Gervais Mendo Ze: Voici la vidéo de l'ancien directeur de la CRTV, sur son lit d'hôpital". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Pr. Mendo Ze & La Voix du Cenacle". gervaismendozelavoixducenacle.wordpress.com (in French).
- ^ "Gervais Mondo Ze". L'Harmattan (in French).
- ^ "Gervais Mondo Ze". Africultures (in French).
- ^ "Nécrologie : le Professeur Gervais Mendo ZE n'est plus". EcoMatin (in French). 9 April 2021.