Elisabeth Djouka

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Elisabeth Djouka
Died11 February 2024
NationalityCameroonian
OccupationMilitant

Elisabeth Djouka (died 11 February 2024) was a Cameroonian nationalist militant. [1] She was known for her incarceration in Bafoussam Prison and her mugshot captioned "outlaw". [2]

Biography

Djouka was originally from Bamendjou [3] and took on arms training in Batié while she was only a teenager. [4] She was nicknamed "la douce", or "the sweet one" because she cooked food for her fellow militants.

A committed nationalist, Djouka was a young bride and her family believed she had died following her first arrest. She was thrown into Bafoussam Prison [5] and became famous from her mugshot, taken in February 1969. [2] Several sources alleged that she suffered extensive sexual assault, rendering her infertile. [6]

Elisabeth Djouka died on 11 February 2024. Her funeral was organised for 2 March 2024. [7]

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