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News CAMEROON :: General René Claude Meka Deceased: Cameroonian Army Loses Its Leader :: CAMEROON News

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General René Claude Meka died on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the CHU in Yaoundé. At the age of 87, he was the oldest working general in the world. The Cameroonian army thus lost two of its highest ranks in less than 24 hours. A Head of State-Major in the post since 2001 René Claude Victor Meka held the post of Head of State-Major of Cameroon's armies since September 2001, which is almost twenty-five years of continuous command. General of Corps d'A…
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General René Claude Meka died on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the CHU in Yaoundé. At the age of 87, he was the oldest working general in the world. The Cameroonian army thus lost two of its highest ranks in less than 24 hours. A Head of State-Major in the post since 2001 René Claude Victor Meka held the post of Head of State-Major of Cameroon's armies since September 2001, which is almost twenty-five years of continuous command. General of Corps d'A…

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camer.be broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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