Republic of Cameroon
This article is about the specific polity Republic of Cameroon and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. In 1960, the French-administered part of Cameroon became independent, as the Republic of Cameroon. The southern part of British Cameroons federated with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 but reverted its denomination to the Republic of Cameroon in 1984 with a presidential decree by president Paul Biya.
Establishment
January 1960: French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon in January 1960.
Chronology
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1. Events
October 1961: The southern part of British Cameroons joined it to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
January 1985: The United Republic of Cameroon is renamed Republic of Cameroon in 1984.
August 2008: Despites Southern Cameroons having voted in 1961 to leave Nigeria and became a part of Cameroon, the Bakassi Peninsula had remained under the administration of the Nigerian city of Calabar. The peninsula was completely ceded to Cameroon on 14 August 2008.
Selected Sources
Alf, S.A.R. . 2024, August 13th. Cameroon Anglophone crisis: Major incidents over a deadly year (1). https://www.africanews.com. https://www.africanews.com/2018/10/01/cameroon-anglophone-crisis-major-incidents-over-a-deadly-year-1/;Kindzeka, M.E.. 2017, December 7th. Cameroon's Military Moves In on Separatist-held Villages. https://www.voanews.com/. https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-military-moves-in-on-separatist-held-villages-/4153553.html;Ndoumbe, N.. 2017, December 14th. Crise anglophone : Les populations « exaspérées » par les violences. https://actucameroun.com/. https://actucameroun.com/2017/12/14/crise-anglophone-populations-exasperees-violences/
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Kindzeka, M.E.. 2017, December 7th. Cameroon's Military Moves In on Separatist-held Villages. https://www.voanews.com/. https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-military-moves-in-on-separatist-held-villages-/4153553.html
Ndoumbe, N.. 2017, December 14th. Crise anglophone : Les populations « exaspérées » par les violences. https://actucameroun.com/. https://actucameroun.com/2017/12/14/crise-anglophone-populations-exasperees-violences/
Unknown Author. 2019, May 2nd. Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks?. https://www.crisisgroup.org/. https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/central-africa/cameroon/272-crise-anglophone-au-cameroun-comment-arriver-aux-pourparlers; Kaze, R. 2018, October 1st. Anglophone crisis: Secessionist still march, put flag even with no waka order. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-45708666
Unknown author. 2017, December 15th. After Days of Sporadic Gun Shots In Mamfe: Relative Calm Returns, Massive Exodus. . https://cameroonnewsagency.com/. https://cameroonnewsagency.com/days-sporadic-gun-shots-mamfe-relative-calm-returns-massive-exodus/
