President of Ambazonia

The President of Ambazonia is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, a separatist state that claims the Northwest Region and Southwest Region (collectively known as Southern Cameroons) in Cameroon. For its whole existence, this has been a position in exile, functioning through the Interim Government of Ambazonia. No country recognizes Ambazonia, which is currently involved in a separatist war against the Cameroonian government.

President of the
Federal Republic of Ambazonia
Flag of Ambazonia
Incumbent
Samuel Ikome Sako
since February 2018
Inaugural holderSisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe
FormationOctober 1, 2017

History

The separatists argue that Ambazonia's independence constitutes the restoration of Southern Cameroons, which had self-governance under British rule between 1954 and 1961, and then autonomy as part of Cameroon from 1961 to 1972. E. M. L. Endeley served as the first Premier of Southern Cameroons, followed by John Ngu Foncha who defeated him in the 1959 election. After the unification of Southern Cameroons with Cameroon, Foncha served as the Prime Minister of West Cameroon until 1965, when Augustine Ngom Jua was elected. The last Prime Minister of West Cameroon was Salomon Tandeng Muna, who held the post until it was abolished in 1972.

On October 1, 2017, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, chairman of the Southern Cameroons Ambazonia Consortium United Front (SCACUF), declared the independence of Ambazonia with himself as president and SCACUF forming the Ambazonia Interim Government.[1] His presidency de facto ended on January 5, 2018, when him and other members of the Ambazonia Interim Government were arrested in Abuja, Nigeria,[2] and extradited to Cameroon on January 26.[3]

Following Tabe's arrest, on February 4, 2018, Samuel Ikome Sako was declared interim president.[4] On May 2, 2019, a document signed by Ayuk Tabe declared that the Sako-led interim cabinet had been dissolved, and that his own pre-arrest cabinet had been restored.[5] This move was not recognized by the Sako-led cabinet, which refused to step down.[6]

List
No. President Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe October 1, 2017 February 4, 2018
2 Samuel Ikome Sako February 4, 2018 Incumbent

Timeline
Samuel Ikome SakoSisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe

See also

References
  1. "Several killed in Cameroon as anglophones declare 'independent Ambazonia'". Euractiv. October 2, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. Cameroon separatist leader detained in Nigeria as unrest grows. The Guardian, January 7, 2018. Accessed April 19, 2018.
  3. Cameroon govt says detained separatists are in good health, enjoying rights, Africa News, April 10, 2018. Accessed April 28, 2018.
  4. Just In-Dr Samuel Ikome Sako Is New Acting Interim President of The ‘Federal Republic of Ambazonia’, Cameroon News Agency, February 4, 2018. Accessed April 19, 2018.
  5. Detained Sisiku Auk Tabe Dissolves Interim Government As Infighting Bedevils ‘Ambazonia’, The National Times, May 2, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2019.
  6. Cameroon: Confusion as detained Ambazonia leader impeached by peers, Journal du Cameroun, June 12, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2019.
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