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Madeleine Atyame Akpwa (July 27th, 1927 - July 29th, 2024) was a kind and gorgeous woman, a retired tailor, farmer (cocoa and coffee food farming), fish farmer (fish and shrimps), and Councilwoman. She left at 97 years old on July 29th.  Widowed at 40, she raised more than 15 children (including hers and others) and grandchildren. She pushed all of them into their studies to the end without ever having anyone lacking food or medical care. To do so, she had to keep her nose to the grindstone with a stiff upper lip.  Some of her other outstanding achievements are:  A prize won in the Cameroonian agricultural show (fish farming category)  She saved one of her daughters from Sickle Cell Disease (anemia) despite the doctor's pessimistic and hopeless predictions (15 years of life expectancy). It took a lot of money and dedication to take care of her daughter, who is now over 50 years old.  Elected Councilwoman in the rural municipality of Sangmelima and then in the town hall of Meyomessa