 Charles Atangana ( c . 1880 – 1 September 1943 ) , also known by his birth name , Ntsama , and his German name , Karl , was the paramount chief of the Ewondo and Bane ethnic groups during much of the colonial period in Cameroon . Although from an unremarkable background , Atangana 's loyalty and friendship with colonial priests and administrators secured him successively more prominent posts in the colonial government . He proved himself an intelligent and diplomatic administrator and an eager collaborator , and he was eventually named paramount chief of two Beti @-@ Pahuin subgroups , the Ewondo and Bane peoples . His loyalty and acquiescence to the German Empire was unquestioning , and he even accompanied the Germans on their escape from Africa in World War I. 
