Charles Assalé (4 November 1911 in South Province – 10 December 1999 in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...

) was a

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

ian politician and the founder of the

Union of the Peoples of Cameroon The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ( - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon. It was one of the main belligerents in the Cameroon War. Foundation The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948, at a meeting in the bar ''Chez Sierra'' in Bassa. Twelve ...

in April 10th 1948. He served as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon from January 1st 1960 to 1961 and the first Prime Minister of the federated state of East Cameroon from 15 May 1961 to 19 June 1965. He fell out of power and was succeeded by Former Prime Minister of

, Vincent de Paul Ahanda.

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1911 births 1999 deaths People of French Equatorial Africa Prime ministers of Cameroon Finance ministers of Cameroon Union of the Peoples of Cameroon politicians People from South Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-politician-stub