10 Facts About Germaine Ahidjo

Germaine Habiba Ahidjo was a Cameroonian politician and nurse.

Germaine Ahidjo was the wife of the first president of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Germaine Ahidjo was thus the First Lady of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.

Germaine Ahidjo was born in 1932 in Mokolo in the present-day Far North Region of Cameroon.

Germaine Ahidjo's mother was Fulani and her father was Corsican.

Germaine Ahidjo later joined the Girls College of Douala, today New-Bell High School.

Germaine Ahidjo became friends with Ahmadou Ahidjo in 1955 and they were married on 17 August 1956.

Germaine Ahidjo had a son, Daniel Toufick, born before her marriage with Ahidjo.

Germaine Ahidjo campaigned for his official rehabilitation, including the repatriation of his ashes to Cameroon.

Germaine Ahidjo died on 19 April 2021, at age 89 in Dakar, Senegal, where she had been suffering from protracted illness.