ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd wɪððə sˈɜːkəl dɪtˈuːdz mɑːɹksˈiːsts ɐ kˌæmɚɹˈuːniən nˈæʃənəlˌɪst ɡɹˈuːp lˈɑːntʃt ɪn jˌeɪəəndˈeɪ baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ tˈiːtʃɚ ænd tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniənˌɪst ɡˈæstən dˈɑːnæt.
After World War II he became involved with the Cercle d'études Marxistes - a Cameroonian Nationalist group launched in Yaoundé by the French teacher and trade unionist Gaston Donnat.