Anicet Ekane
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17 April 1951
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| Born | Georges Anicet Ekane 17 April 1951 |
| Died | 1 December 2025 (aged 74) Yaounde, Cameroon |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1990–2025 |
| Political party | MANIDEM |
Anicet Ekane (17 April 1951 – 1 December 2025) was a Cameroonian politician, activist and intellectual who dedicated nearly five decades to the struggle for democracy and independence in Cameroon. He became a central figure in opposition politics, leading the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM).[1]
Georges Anicet Ekane was born on 17 April 1951 at Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Cameroon.[1] His father, Ekan'a Mbongo n'a Ndongo, was a chief accountant at the Compagnie Soudanaise and built estates in Douala, Bomono, and near the Mungo River. His father had twenty-two children including Ekane.[2] He attended the École Principale d'Akwa (later École Publique d'Akwa), where he completed his Certificat d'Études Primaires et Élémentaires (CEPE).[3] He studied at Collège Liberman, then Lycée Joss (where he obtained his probatoire). He later attended Collège Alfred Saker and Collège Saint Pierre de Lille (France), earning his Baccalauréat D.[3][4]