A oneparty regime was established in 1966 through the merger of the two. It was in 1884 when cameroon became a german colony referred to as kamerun. In 1986, the lake emitted a large cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated nearly 1,800 people and some 3,500 livestock in nearby villages. When world war i came to an end, the region was divided between the united kingdom and france as per the mandates of the league of nations. The problem is rendered more interesting and complex by the fact that the country had. Cameroon cameroon british cameroons 191661 and french cameroun 191660. The germano duala treaty of 12 july 1884 flag of kamerun, german colony a few years back, i met some german colleagues who did. Traders, plantation owners, and government officials competed for labour, and. This article discusses the history of cameroons early.
Since 1990 more than 170 political parties have been legalized. In world war i british, french, and belgian troops drove the germans into exile, beginning a period of british rule in two small portions and french rule in the remainder of the territory. Unc, formed in the mid1960s by the merger of a number of parties in which civil. Portuguese explorers employed by a rich lisbon merchant, fernando gomez, were the first europeans to enter the coastal waters of cameroon.
Bamoun language in which he wrote the history of his people, the bamoun. History explains why cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture. Beginning in 1884, all of presentday cameroon and parts of several of its neighbors became the german colony of kamerun, with a capital first at buea and later at yaounde. In cameroon, there has been a surge in protests by the english speaking minority against the dominance of the francophone majority. By 1912, the germans drew the first map of cameroon and a new nation was born called kamerun. Magma beneath the lake leaks carbon dioxide into the waters. Modern cameroon was created as the german protectorate of kamerun in 1884. Presidential, legislative and municipal elections take place regularly by universal suffrage and organized by elections cameroon elecam president elected for 7 years national assembly 180 members of parliament and 5 political parties represented.
Should they be merged with nigeria now on the verge of independence or. In the early 19th century there is considerable activity in cameroon by british and american missionaries, but a german connection begins only when the woermann company of hamburg builds a warehouse in 1868 on the estuary of the wouri river. Cameroon british cameroons 191661 and french cameroun. The political evolution of cameroon, 18841961 pdxscholar. When the germans annexed cameroon on july 12, 1884, the hitherto strong, well organized and sovereign ethnic groups were bundled together and brought under strict german administration.
The earliest inhabitants of cameroon were probably the baka pygmies. In world war i, the british invaded cameroon from nigeria in 1914 in the kamerun. France gained the larger geographical share, transferred outlying regions to neighboring french colonies, and ruled the rest from yaounde. Beginning on july 5, 1884, all of presentday cameroon and parts of several of its neighbours became a german colony, kamerun, with a capital first at buea and later at yaounde. They have ruled the country in an authoritarian way since the unification of the two former united nations. The research problem is an analysis of the political evolution of cameroon from a colony in 1884 to an independent state in 1961. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in. After around 200 bce, the bantu peoples spread east and south, to become the. Combining anthropology, political and cultural history, and the study of. After world war ii, developments in cameroon and europe brought about. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Basel mission society, starting in 1884, during the german period. Lake nyos is a crater lake on the flank of an inactive volcano. Beginning in 1884, all of presentday cameroon and parts of several of its neighbors became the. Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history. The political evolution of cameroon, 18841961 by victor. Beginning on july 5, 1884, all of presentday cameroon and parts of several of its. After world war i, this colony was partitioned between britain and france under a june 28, 1919, league of nations mandate.
Cameroon history for secondary schools and collegesii. Other german traders follow, in sufficient numbers to send requests home for the. Germany was particularly interested in cameroon s agricultural potential and entrusted large firms with the task of exploiting and exporting it. Advanced level cameroon history since 1800 in searchworks. A chronology of key events in the history of cameroon from the sixteenth century to the present. Request pdf on sep 15, 2017, walter gam nkwi and others published rivers and. Rivers and ports in transport history of cameroon, 19161961. History of cameroon including a german colony, french and british rule.
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