Charles Okala

Rene-Guy Charles Okala (19 October 1910 – 16 September 1973) was a Cameroonian politician.

Born in Bilomo in the Centre Region in 1910, he attended a Catholic primary school in Yaoundé.

[1] Following World War II, Okala was elected to the local assembly and became a member of the French Senate in 1947, serving until 1955.

[3] In 1959 he established the Socialist Party of Cameroon (PSC), which contested the 1960 elections as part of the Group of Cameroonian Progressives.

[1] He was appointed a roving ambassador by President Ahmadou Ahidjo in 1968, before falling out of favour.