United Republic of Cameroon: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

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.