Esther Dang
Esther Dang | |
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| Born | March 5, 1945 |
| Nationality | Cameroon |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Employer | National Investment Company (SNI) |
| Known for | director general of the National Investment Company (SNI) |
Esther Belibi Dang (born March 5, 1945) is a Cameroonian economist. She resigned as the Director of the Cameroon National Investment company and stood as a Presidential candidate.
Life
Dang was born in Mbalmayo[1] in 1945. Dang has a doctorate in economics from the Sorbonne.[1]
She was the director general of the Cameroon National Investment Company Société nationale d'investissement du Cameroun (SNI)[2] She resigned from this position in an angry dispute.[1]
She was a candidate to be the President in Cameroon in October 2011. She was one of three women who stood as candidates. Another was Edith Kahbang Walla, but the main candidates were Paul Biya and Ni John Fru Ndi.[2] There was about 50 candidates and Paul Biya was re elected with a large majority in the 2011 Cameroonian presidential election.[3] Dang came 11th with 0.33% of the vote.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Esther Dang: La démission qui fait du bruit". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ a b "Cameroun : Paul Biya, les poids lourds et les outsiders de la présidentielle – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Paul Biya officiellement réélu président du Cameroun". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Cameroun: Voici les résultats de l'élection présidentielle du 09 octobre 2011". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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