Evangelical College of Libamba

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Evangelical College of Libamba


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TypeSecondary school
Established1945

The Evangelical College of Libamba near Makak was established in 1945 during the expansion of the Presbyterian Church in the Bassa region of Cameroon.

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History

Initially named the Institute of Evangelical Missions of Libamba, it later became the Evangelical College of Libamba. [1] The college was created to meet the need, after World War I, to educate Cameroonians up to the baccalaureate level. An elite group of American professors, such as David Gelzer, [2] [3] and European professors were assigned to the school. [4]

The college is located midway along the railway line between the stations of Makak (10 km) and Minka (2 km). [5]

Construction of the institution

The construction of the institution and its boarding school was funded by a grant of 15 million CFA francs from the French colonial administration. The land was provided by the local populations to the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris, which, along with the Presbyterian Church, [6] divided the space equally for the construction of the church and the college and its boarding school.

First Cameroonian Elite

The inter-missionary college with a full cycle has long been one of the top secondary schools in Cameroon. The first batch of graduates [7] [8] [9] in Cameroon came from this college, although some completed their education at Lycée Leclerc in Yaoundé. [10] The play Trois prétendants...un mari , [11] a classic of Cameroonian literature, was written by Guillaume Oyônô Mbia while he was at the Evangelical College of Libamba.

Notable alumni and associated personalities

List of directors and enrollment

School Year [4] DirectorNationalityEnrollmentBoarders
1946-1960Robert PierceAmerican200-400120–150
1960-1975André NgwetCameroonian300-700300–400
1975-1990Pierre Em NjokCameroonian600-1000400–600
1990-1994Noé NlendCameroonian800-2000500–700
1994-2001Collegiate Direction---
2001-2013Thomas NoumbaCameroonian--
2013-...Laurent NyambCameroonian--

Notes and references

  1. Ekollo, Thomas (2003). Mémoires d'un pasteur camerounais, 1920-1996 (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN   978-2-84586-418-4 . Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. "Remembering David Gelzer". Presbyterian Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. "Obituary for David Gelzer - Media, PA". www.haganfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. 1 2 Super, Utilisateur. "Le Collège évangélique de Libamba: Un fleuron en grand danger". adina-bassa.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  5. "Memoire Online - Evaluation de l'efficacité des moustiquaires à longue durée d'action sur la prévalence du paludisme dans la localité de Libamba - Hokameto Rodrigue Junior EDORH". Memoire Online. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. Team, Camfaith. "Entrée de l'évangile au Cameroun". www.camfaith.org (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  7. "Parcours et carrière du camerounais Jean Pierre Elemva, décédé le 16 février". Le Journal du Cameroun. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  8. "Daniel Jean Pierre Ndjemba Elemva un parcours exemplaire". Camfoot.com (in French). 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  9. Martin Balepa
  10. Messina, Jean-Paul; Slageren, Jaap van (2005). Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun : des origines à nos jours : approche œcuménique (in French). KARTHALA Éditions. p. 452. ISBN   978-2-84586-687-4 . Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  11. "Afritheatre". www.afritheatre.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.

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