Obituary: General Nganso Jean Sunji Is Dead

The former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Nganso Jean Sunji has succumbed to the cold hands of death at the age of 84 after a brilliant career in the military. Born in October 1937, a native of Bangou in the West Region, the late General Nganso Jean studied in Cameroon and France and was particularly effective in leading air operations. He was a trainee at the headquarters of the French army after graduating from the Civil Engineering Application School in Angers, France. In August 1960, he was made Lieutenant and became Captain two years later (December 1962). In June 1964, Nganso Jean was elevated to the rank of Major and in June 1973, he was promoted Colonel after being a Lieutenant Colonel, a rank he occupied for ten years before his appointment as Brigadier General. Exactly ten years later again (February 1983), following his services rendered to the nation, he was promoted Major General. On September 25, 2001, he was appointed by the President of the Republic, Army General and was admitted to the second section in March 2011. A relative to the deceased, Jeannot Honoré Nguiamba said he was a father to everybo...