Ernestine Ouandié
Ernestine Ouandié | |
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| Born | May 11, 1961 Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | October 27, 2009 (aged 48) Near Foumbot, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Parent | Ernest Ouandié |
Ernestine Ouandié (May 11, 1961 – October 27, 2009) was a Cameroonian journalist. The daughter of political exile Ernest Ouandié who she never met, Ouandié had a difficult childhood in Ghana. After becoming a journalist she moved to Cameroon to learn more about her father. She was featured in a documentary directed by Jean-Marie Teno, titled Une feuille dans le vent (Leaf in the Wind), about her life and her feelings about her father's 1971 execution. The documentary footage was filmed in 2004 but the film was released in 2013 after she committed suicide.