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Cameroon 1939-1960 |
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German Colony 1884-1918 |
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Cameroon 1939-1960 |
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In 1916, Kamerun was occupied by British, Belgian and French troops. The British took two stretches of territory along the Nigerian border
under military administration; the area, called CAMEROONS, was for decades treated as an annex to Nigeria. The lions share of Cameroon was occupied by French troops. France reintegrated the territories ceded to Germany in 1911 and took the remainder, as CAMEROUN COLONY, under military administration, in 1919 officially granted to France as a LEAGUE OF NATIONS MANDATE. French Cameroun became a part of FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA, the capital of which was Brazzaville. In 1922, the capital of Cameroun was moved from Duala to YAOUNDE. The French extended the railway system, established more plantations, developed the colony's economy. |
Reflecting the political reality, British Cameroons, as the Apostolic Prefecture of Buea, was separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroon.
In 1931 the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun was renamed AV of Yaounde; the Apostolic Prefecture of Duala was split off. In 1932, Duala was
elevated an Apostolic Vicariate, in 1934 the AP Adamawa was elevated an AV and rechristened Foumban; in 1939, Buea was elevated an AV.
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EXTERNAL FILES |
Cameroon, History of, from Infoplease and from
Destination Cameroon History of Douala, from Douala.com click Historical Notes Flags, Lists of governors etc. of Cameroon, and of Traditional States, Cameroon, from World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoun (very detailed) History of Cameroon : the Colonial Period, 1916-1960, from Ambafrance Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Cameroon, from Den Katolske Kirke i Norge |
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Banknotes Territoire de Cameroun 1922, from cgb.fr Banknotes of Cameroon, 1914-1922, from Numismondo |
| REFERENCE |
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon, by Mark W. DeLancey and H. Mbella Mokeba, Metuchen : Scarecrow 2nd ed., 1990, 297 pp. [G] Article : Kamerun, in : Statesman's Year Book 1919 pp.913-914 [G] Article : British Cameroons, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1924 pp.264-265, 1925 pp.270-271, 1926 pp.271-272, 1928 pp.271-272, 1929 pp.274-275, 1932 pp.277-278, 1937 pp.300-301 [G] Article : Cameroon (Fr.), in : Statesman's Year Book 1924 pp.926-927, 1925 pp.937-938, 1926 pp.910-912, 1928 p.927, 1929 pp.914-916, 1932 pp.917-918, 1937 p.958 [G] Article : Cameroon, in : Americana Annual 1927 pp.138-139, 1928 p.126, 1930 pp.139-140, 1931 p.134, 1932 p.130, 1933 p.124, 1934 p.123, 1935 p.119, 1936 p.108, 1937 p.96 [G] |
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