Ferdinand Oyono

Cameroonian diplomat (1929-2010)
Person human Q1000379
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Ferdinand Oyono

Summary

Ferdinand Oyono is a human[1]. He was born in Ngoulemakong[2]. He was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Yaoundé[4]. He died on +2010-06-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6], diplomat[7], politician[8], and minister[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Ferdinand Oyono was born in Ngoulemakong[2].
  • Ferdinand Oyono died in Yaoundé[4].
  • Ferdinand Oyono was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ferdinand Oyono died on +2010-06-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ferdinand Oyono held citizenship in Cameroon[11].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's professions included writer[6].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's professions included diplomat[7].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's professions included politician[8].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's professions included minister[9].
  • Ferdinand Oyono held the position of ambassador[12].
  • Ferdinand Oyono held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs[13].
  • Ferdinand Oyono held the position of Minister of Arts and Culture[14].
  • Ferdinand Oyono was employed by United Nations[15].
  • Ferdinand Oyono was educated at École nationale d'administration[16].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's image is recorded as Ferdinand Léopold Oyono, Cameroonian Minister of State in charge of Culture - 2004 (cropped).jpg[17].
  • Ferdinand Oyono is recorded as male[18].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109208973[20].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84979936[21].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's GND ID is recorded as 118591045[22].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50051542[23].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12170141x[24].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's IdRef ID is recorded as 030243491[25].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's Commons category is recorded as Ferdinand Leopold Oyono[26].
  • Ferdinand Oyono's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV010652[27].

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Origins and Family

Ferdinand Oyono was born in Ngoulemakong[2]. He was born on +1929-09-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ferdinand Oyono's education included a stint at École nationale d'administration[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], diplomat[7], politician[8], and minister[9]. Among Ferdinand Oyono's employers was United Nations[15]. Positions held include ambassador[12], a diplomatic rank[28]; Minister of Foreign Affairs[13], a position[29], in Cameroon[30]; and Minister of Arts and Culture[14].

Death and Burial

Ferdinand Oyono died on +2010-06-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Yaoundé[4].

Why It Matters

Ferdinand Oyono ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Ferdinand Oyono born?

Ferdinand Oyono was born in Ngoulemakong[2].

Where did Ferdinand Oyono die?

Ferdinand Oyono passed away in Yaoundé[4].

What did Ferdinand Oyono do for work?

Ferdinand Oyono worked as writer[6], diplomat[7], politician[8], and minister[9].

Where did Ferdinand Oyono go to school?

Ferdinand Oyono was educated at École nationale d'administration[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Encyclopædia Universalis. Retrieved . rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . jeuneafrique.com. Retrieved . jeuneafrique.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Encyclopædia Universalis. Retrieved . lisez.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Encyclopædia Universalis. Retrieved . memoireonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Babelio. Retrieved . etudier.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . laboutiqueafricavivre.com. Retrieved . laboutiqueafricavivre.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Encyclopædia Universalis. Retrieved . ferdinandleopoldoyono.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . ferdinandleopoldoyono.org. Retrieved . ferdinandleopoldoyono.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . jeuneafrique.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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