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Martin Zachary Njeuma
Born	9 April 1940 Buea, Cameroon
Died	28 April 2010 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nationality	Cameroonian
Alma mater	University of Ghana University of Paris School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Occupation	Historian
Known for	African history
Notable work	Fulani Hegemony in Yola (Old Adamawa) 1809–1902 (1978)
Spouse	Dorothy Njeuma
Children	Christine Njeuma

Martin Zachary Mondinde Njeuma (1940–2010) was a Cameroonian historian in the field of African history, and one of the first formally trained historians from Cameroon. After over a decade studying abroad, he returned to Cameroon in 1970 to work as the Director of the National Archives in Buea and later as a professor at the University of Yaoundé. He was also the Head of the History Department and the Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences.^[1] He later became the pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buea.^[2]

Early life and education

On 9 April 1940, Njeuma was born in the city of Buea to Isaac Mase Njeuma and Ma Sophie Mondinde. He was the first of ten siblings.

He attended St. Joseph's College Sasse from 1954 to 1958. Between 1959 and 1960, he studied in King's College in Lagos, Nigeria. He later received his BA in History from the University of Ghana in 1964. From 1965 to 1966, he studied French at the University of Paris. In 1969, he received his PhD in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London.^[3] In 1972, he also studied German at the Goethe Institute at Grafin.

Career

After returning to Cameroon in 1970, Njeuma assumed the position of Director of National Archives in Buea. He was later recruited as a professor of history, Head of the History department, and Dean of the faculty of Letters and Human sciences at the University of Yaounde in 1981. He eventually became the first Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Buea. He retired in 1995.^[1]^[2]

Honours

In 1993, Njeuma was made an honorary foreign member of the American Historical Association "for his manifold services to the history profession" becoming the first and only African scholar to receive this award.^[1] He was a recipient of the Fulbright–Hays grant, in 1976, 1984 and 1994, and in 1996 the Rockefeller grant.^[4] He was a visiting professor of a number of Universities in Europe and the United States. He became influential in the university system in Cameroon.^[1]

Personal life

Dorothy Njeuma, also an academic, was Martin's spouse.^[5] Among their two children was Christine Njeuma, the first female airline pilot in Central Africa. Christine is also a tennis player, and became the National Champion in Cameroon three years in a row from 1995 to 1997. She also had the opportunity to represent Cameroon in international competitions, including the Billie Jean King Cup.^[6]^[7] An autobiographical sketch is given in Njeuma 1999^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gilbert, Marc Jason (1 November 2010). "Martin Zachary Njeuma (1940–2010) | Perspectives on History | AHA". www.historians.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
^ ^a ^b "Bulletin MÉGA-TCHAD" (PDF). International Network for Multidisciplinary Research in the Lake Chad Basin: 10. 2010.
^ "African Books Collective: Martin Z. Njeuma". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
^ "Martin Njeuma | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ "Profiles Of ELECAM Members". Up Station Mountain Club. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ International Tennis Federation. "Christine Njeuma Women's Doubles Activity". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ "Christine Njeuma". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ Njeuma, Martin Z. (1999). "Njeuma, Martin Zachary". Valiant soldiers from Fako: an extract from a "Who's who in Bakweriland. Yaoundé, Cameroon: Mega Impression. pp. 75–82.

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