Pascal Monkam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | 27 February 2021 (agedย 90) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of Valour |
Pascal Monkam (1930 โ 27 February 2021) was a Cameroonian businessman.[1] He notably owned the hotel chain La Falaise and was the father of 16 children.[2]
Biography
editMonkam was born in the village of Bakassa in the department of Haut-Nkam to Nganou and Leukam Monkam, both peasants. He lost his father at a very young age and lived with his brother, Michel, in Douala.
Monkam founded the Sociรฉtรฉ des รtablissements Monkam in the early 1960s. His father-in-law gave him a loan of 300,000 Central African francs so that he could buy his first hotel, "Coin du Plaisir".[3] In 1972, he founded the hotel chain La Falaise, starting it out in the upscale Douala neighborhood of Bonanjo, where former French colonists still lived. He would also open Douala hotels in Akwa and Bonapriso, as well as in Bafang and Yaoundรฉ. He opened other locations in South Africa, including twin towers bearing his name and three hotels in Pretoria.[4]
Aside from his business life, Monkam was polygamous, with five wives: Jeanne, Jacqueline, Jeannette, Dorothรฉe and Chantal. He fathered sixteen children, including Paris and London Bar member Alain-Christian Monkam.[5]
In 2019, President of Cameroon Paul Biya awarded Monkam a Grand Cordon of the Order of Valour.
In 2021, Monkam was taken to South Africa as part of a medical evacuation and placed on a ventilator.[6] On 18 February, rumors of his death were circulated across Cameroon by numerous media outlets.[7] However, hours later, these rumors were debunked by his son, Alain-Christian and by Cameroon Radio Television.[8]
Pascal Monkam died on 27 February 2021 in South Africa at the age of 90.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Cameroun - Carnet noir: Le magnat de l'hรดtellerie, Pascal Monkam, est dรฉcรฉdรฉ". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Cameroun - Investissements: Le magnat de l'immobilier, Pascal Monkam, รฉtend son empire avec un nouvel hรดtel de 4 รฉtoiles ร Douala". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Monkam Pascal, multimilliardaire camerounais et roi de l'hรดtellerieย : le PDG des hรดtels La falaise un monument vivant". CAMEROON CEO (in French). 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Camerounย : un nouvel hรดtel " La Falaise " ร Douala, Bonapriso". Afrik.com (in French). 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Me Alain-Christian Monkamย : " Je suis optimiste sur la pรฉrennitรฉ de l'ลuvre de Kadji "". Quotidien Mutations (in French). 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Carnet noir: Mort du milliardaire Pascal Monkam le propriรฉtaire du groupe hรดtelier La Falaise". Camer.be (in French). 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Nรฉcrologie: le PDG des hรดtels La Falaise est-il vraiment dรฉcรฉdรฉย ?". CamerounWeb (in French). 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Cameroun - Dรฉmenti: La famille de Pascal Monkam, le magnat de l'hรดtellerie, dรฉment son dรฉcรจs". Cameroon-Info.net (in French). 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dรฉcรจs du milliardaire camerounais Pascal Monkam en Afrique du Sud". Investir au Cameroun (in French). 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
