Bakary Yerima Bouba Alioum is the lamido (or king) of Maroua in Cameroon's extreme north. Lamido is the Anglicization of the Fula word for ruler. The Fula people live in northern Cameroon.
Bakary Yerima Bouba Alioum is the lamido (or king) of Maroua in Cameroon's extreme north. Lamido is the Anglicization of the Fula word for ruler. The Fula people live in northern Cameroon.
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Yacouba Mohamadou Mourtalla is the lamido of Mokolo, Cameroon.
Yacouba Mohamadou Mourtalla is the lamido of Mokolo, Cameroon.
Alfred Weidinger
Fon Abumbi II, who is the traditional ruler of Bafut in Cameroon's Northwest Province, has been on the throne for 47 years. When he became king, or fon, at 16, he inherited not only the responsibilities of the title but also his late father's wives.
Fon Abumbi II, who is the traditional ruler of Bafut in Cameroon's Northwest Province, has been on the throne for 47 years. When he became king, or fon, at 16, he inherited not only the responsibilities of the title but also his late father's wives.
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Fon Abumbi II in front of the palace, which was added to the World Monuments Watch list of the 100 most endangered sites of 2006. The palace has been the center of political power for over 400 years.
Fon Abumbi II in front of the palace, which was added to the World Monuments Watch list of the 100 most endangered sites of 2006. The palace has been the center of political power for over 400 years.
Alfred Weidinger
Fo Njitack Ngompe Pele of Bafoussam in the West Province. Fos are sub-chiefs, whose role is to assist the chief.
Fo Njitack Ngompe Pele of Bafoussam in the West Province. Fos are sub-chiefs, whose role is to assist the chief.
Alfred Weidinger
Mahamat Bahar Marouf, Sultan of Logone-Birni, a town in Cameroon's far north. The people have been Muslims for centuries and as such have a sultan, not a fon.
Mahamat Bahar Marouf, Sultan of Logone-Birni, a town in Cameroon's far north. The people have been Muslims for centuries and as such have a sultan, not a fon.
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Fo Sikam Happi V of Bana in the West Province. The Kingdom of Bana was founded in 1379.
Fo Sikam Happi V of Bana in the West Province. The Kingdom of Bana was founded in 1379.
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Alhadji Isse Tize, Lamido of Mogode, Cameroon. He is part of the Kapsiki ethnic group in the Far North Province in the Mandara mountains.
Alhadji Isse Tize, Lamido of Mogode, Cameroon. He is part of the Kapsiki ethnic group in the Far North Province in the Mandara mountains.
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Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III of Babungo, in the English-speaking Northwest Province of Cameroon. He may have"'inherited' 72 wives and more than 500 children after his father's death.
Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III of Babungo, in the English-speaking Northwest Province of Cameroon. He may have"'inherited' 72 wives and more than 500 children after his father's death.
Alfred Weidinger