 Manga Bell's son Alexandre Douala Manga Bell took office under the French in 1951.His father's reputation as a Duala martyr lent Alexandre Douala Manga Bell great standing among the Duala.Cameroon faced a long civil war when the outlawed nationalist Union des Populations du Cameroun political party in the 1950s and '60s waged its maquis against French and Cameroonian forces.