List of ambassadors of Russia to Cameroon

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Cameroon
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Incumbent
Georgy Todua  [ ru ]
since 14 November 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Yaoundé
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Yaoundé
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in Cameroon

The ambassador of Russia to Cameroon is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Cameroon.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Yaoundé. [1] The current Russian ambassador to Cameroon is Georgy Todua  [ ru ], incumbent since 14 November 2023. [2]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Cameroon were established on 20 February 1964. [3] The first ambassador, Vladimir Snegiryov  [ ru ], was appointed on 4 July 1964. [4] Between 1980 and 1990, during the Chadian–Libyan War, the Soviet embassy in Chad was closed, and the ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation as ambassador to Chad during this period. [5]

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cameroon recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The Russian embassy in Equatorial Guinea was closed in 1992, and since 7 August 1992, the Russian ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation as ambassador to Equatorial Guinea. This practice continued until 14 June 2024, when Karen Chalyan  [ ru ] was appointed the first ambassador solely accredited to Equatorial Guinea since 1992. [6]

List of representatives of Russia to Cameroon (1964–present)

Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Cameroon (1964–1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vladimir Snegiryov  [ ru ] Ambassador 4 July 196415 June 1968 Credentials presented on 14 August 1964
Ivan Melnik  [ ru ] Ambassador 15 June 196819 July 1972 Credentials presented on 5 September 1968
Aleksandr Malyshev  [ ru ] Ambassador 19 July 197228 August 1978 Credentials presented on 30 September 1972
Vadim Tikunov Ambassador 28 August 197816 July 1980 Credentials presented on 4 November 1978
Spartak Zykov  [ ru ] Ambassador 9 November 19808 June 1986 Credentials presented on 10 January 1981
Vladimir Fyodorov  [ ru ] Ambassador 8 June 198618 March 1991
Vitaly Litvin  [ ru ] Ambassador 18 March 199125 December 1991

Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Cameroon (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Vitaly Litvin  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 19916 February 1996
Yevgeny Utkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 6 February 19966 May 2000
Pulat Abdullayev Ambassador 6 May 200024 March 2006
Stanislav Akhmedov  [ ru ] Ambassador 24 March 200628 February 2011
Nikolai Ratsiborinsky  [ ru ] Ambassador 28 February 201118 September 2017
Anatoly Bashkin  [ ru ] Ambassador 18 September 201714 November 2023 Credentials presented on 22 December 2017
Georgy Todua  [ ru ] Ambassador 14 December 2023 Credentials presented on 29 November 2024

References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Камерун" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "О Посольстве" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Посольство СССР в Камеруне" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Посольство СССР Чаде" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "МИД: посольство РФ в Малабо де-факто начало работу" (in Russian). Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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