ˌɔn tˈɛn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, hiː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə kˌæmɚɹˈuːnz pˈiːpəl jˈuːniən jˌuːpˌiːsˈiː, wˌɪtʃ jˈuːzd ˈɑːɹmd stɹˈʌɡəl tʊ əbtˈeɪn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fɹʌm fɹˈɛntʃ kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɹˈuːl.
On 10 April 1948, he created the Cameroon's People Union (UPC), which used armed struggle to obtain independence from French colonial rule.