hiː wʌz sˈɛnt tə dʒˈɜːməni ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðə dʒˈɜːmən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɐkˈædəmi; hiː wʌz bˈæptaɪzd mˈɑːɹtɪnpˈɔːl sˈæmbə wˌaɪl ɐbɹˈɔːd.
He was sent to Germany in 1891 to enter the German Military Academy; he was baptised Martin-Paul Samba while abroad.