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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 December 1944 Meyomessala, French Cameroon |
| Died | 9 April 2021(2021-04-09) (aged 76) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Occupation | Linguist Academic |
Born in Meyomessala, Gervais Mendo Ze attended the University of Yaoundé, earning a Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées [fr] 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.
I 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]