Alexandre Douala Manga Bell : profil d'un homme

Alexandre Douala Manga Bell : Profile of the Man

• Auteur / Autrice : Thérèse Vilcsinszky Kuoh
• Direction : Robert Jouanny
• Type : Thèse de doctorat
• Discipline(s) : Études africaines
• Date : Soutenance en 1997
• Etablissement(s) : Paris 4

Mots clés

Mots clés contrôlés

Douala Manga Bell, Rudolf (1873-1914)

Politique et gouvernement -- Cameroun -- Jusqu'à 1960

Résumé

La these porte sur alexandre douala manga bell qui fut un homme public au cameroun. Qui fut alexandre douala manga bell ? a cette question on essaie de repondre dans ce texte qui comporte la biographie familiale, sentimentale, morale et politique. Fils d'un chef traditionnel influent dans la region cotiere du cameroun, l'homme naquit en 1897, du temps ou son pays etait sous la domination allemande. Tres jeune il quitta son pays pour l'allemagne ou il fit ses etudes et se maria. Pendant la guerre de 1914 - 1918, son pere roudolf douala manga, apres avoir regne dans son fief avec beaucoup de succes, fut pendu par les allemands et devint ainsi un heros national et un martyr. La vie de son fils alexandre suivit alors le cours de l'histoire meme de son pays. Apres la guerre et a la suite du traite de versailles, le cameroun se trouva sous mandat francais. Alexandre douala manga bell fut donc transfere d'allemagne en france en compagnie de sa jeune epouse. Un an apres, il revint dans son pays plein d'une education et d'une mentalite europeennes, de surcroit aristocratiques. Car l'homme avait subi un grand impact des coutumes nobiliaires allemandes, il avait egalement recu une profonde instruction classique qui faisait de lui un erudit admire de tous. Mais alexandre doula manga bell qui s'etait octroye le titre de ''prince'' fut incapable d'une veritable integration sociale et son inefficacite fut legendaire. Cependant l'heritage de la popularite paternelle lui valut l'attachement et la complaisance des populations autochtones. Il fut ainsi depute du cameroun au parlement metropolitain francais de 1945 a 1957. De 1857 a 1966 date de sa mort. Sa vie fut marquee par la passion et le meurtre de son fils.

Who was alexandre douala manga bell ? this these is trying to ask this question. Alexandre douala manga bell was a regional chief'son born in 1897. During his life he was deputy from 1945 to 1966, first in french parliement and after in cameroon parliement. In the story of the coutry he appears like a very intelectual and erudit man in his society. And more than one said that he had many potentialities to promote the development of cameroon, he was famous and respected but it is crucial question both about him-self, and his action, because for several men in this coutry. Alexandre douala manga bell had been an instrumental person for promoting the french domination in cameroonian people. His personality raised many questions, but no work never been done on this subject. In this view, this these is a unique oppportunity to ''meet'' and ''hear'' about this man who had much authority in his field. The thsis is based on the life and action of alexandre douala manga bell. The first part is a biography of this man. Born in cameroon, he was educated in germany like aristocratic young man. He was still student when his father dead. He returns to africa but he was not able to realize his social adaptation because he had the european mentality. Before coming back to africa, he maried. His woman named andrea refused to go with him home in cameroon. Douala wrote to her many letters. Thesis relates relations between this man and this woman. My thesis is not to make presentation of ''family secrets'' but to illustrate ideas an mentality of alexandre douala manga bell.