Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth

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The Liberty Movement of Cameroon Youth (French : Mouvement pour la Libération de la Jeunesse Camerounaise) [1] was a political party in Cameroon led by Dieudonné Tina.

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History

The party contested the May 1997 parliamentary elections, receiving 0.4% of the vote and winning a single seat. [2] It supported incumbent President Paul Biya in the October 1997 presidential elections. [3]

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The party lost its seat in the 2002 elections, shortly after which a split led to a group leaving the party to establish the Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p175 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
  3. ↑ Nohlen et al, p176
  4. ↑ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p231
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