Lekeaka Oliver

Lekeaka Oliver
Lekeaka Oliver posing with two rifles in his ad hoc military uniform
Lekeaka Oliver c. 2019
Nickname(s)"King of Ambazonia"[1]
BornDecember 1968[2]
Died12 July 2022[1]
Menji, Cameroon
Allegiance Ambazonia
Service / branchRed Dragon
Years of service2017–2022
RankField Marshall[a]
Self-proclaimed Paramount Ruler of Lebialem[4]
Battles / warsAnglophone Crisis

Lekeaka Oliver,[b] popularly known as Field Marshall, was a Cameroonian army soldier[2] and later an Ambazonian separatist commander and the leader of the Red Dragon militia. His armed group is part of the loosely-structured Ambazonia Self-Defence Council, and is loyal to the Interim Government of Ambazonia.[5] The Red Dragon is mainly active in Lebialem Division, Southwest Region.[3] Oliver was the brother of Chris Anu, former Secretary for Communications of the Interim Government.[6] Throughout his time as a separatist leader, Cameroonian forces erroneously reported that he had been killed three times. He was killed on 12 July 2022, though it remains unclear whether he was killed by Cameroonian forces or in an incident of separatist infighting.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Crise Anglophone : voici comment l'armée camerounaise a neutralisé Field Marshall". Cameroun Web. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cameroon: Secessionist leader returns to challenge Yaoundé, The African Report, Nov 15, 2019. Accessed Nov 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks?, Crisis Group, May 2, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference voaoct212019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers – the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Oct 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Cameroon: Detained mother, sister of Ambazonia leader to appear in court, Journal du Cameroun, Sep 9, 2019. Accessed Nov 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference cnajul182022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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