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Sultan Njoya: inventor of the Bamun script

Sp: Nebe, Cai/A: Henri FotsoMay 12, 2021

Though Sultan Njoya Ibrahim acceded to the throne when the Germans were imposing themselves in Cameroon, he managed to reign with relative freedom. The King of Bamun was known to be a pacifist and a great inventor.

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