Simon Achidi Achu

Simon Achidi Achu
5th Prime Minister of Cameroon
In office
9 April 1992 – 19 September 1996
Preceded bySadou Hayatou
Succeeded byPeter Mafany Musonge
Minister of Justice of Cameroon
In office
1972–1975
Preceded byFélix Sabal Lecco
Succeeded byJoseph Charles Doumba
Personal details
Born(1934-11-05)5 November 1934
Bamenda, British Cameroon
Died4 May 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 86)
United States
Political partyCPDM

Simon Achidi Achu (5 November 1934 – 4 May 2021) was a Cameroonian politician who served as the prime minister of Cameroon from 1992 to 1996. Previously he was Minister of Justice from 1972 to 1975. A leading member of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), Achidi Achu was appointed Chairman of the National Investment Corporation in 2003, and he was elected to the Senate of Cameroon in 2013.[1][2]

  1. ^ Les Elites camerounaises: who's who in United Republic of Cameroon (1976), Bulletin de l'Afrique noire, page 6.
  2. ^ Africa Year Book and Who's Who (1977), Africa Journal Ltd., page 1,033.