Charles Assalé (4 November 1911 in South Province – 10 December 1999 in Yaoundé) was a Cameroonian politician of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. He served as Minister of Finance of French Cameroon from 1958 to 1959, [1] and was the first Prime Minister of the federated state of East Cameroon from 15 May 1960 to 19 June 1965. [2]