When did southern Cameroon join Nigeria?
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When did southern Cameroon join Nigeria?
Referendums were held in 1959 and 1961 in the Cameroons to determine union with Nigeria or Cameroun. In 1961, Northern Cameroons voted for union with Nigeria and Southern Cameroons for union with (the formerly French) Cameroun.
How did English come to Cameroon?
Shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the British invaded Cameroon from Nigeria and the French from French Equatorial Africa in the Kamerun campaign. The last German fort in the country surrendered in February 1916.
When did northern Cameroon join Nigeria?
The Muslim-majority Northern Cameroons saw a majority of 60\% in favour of joining Nigeria, whilst the Christian-majority Southern Cameroons saw 70.5\% in favour of integration with Cameroon. Northern Cameroon officially became part of Nigeria on 1 June, whilst Southern Cameroons became part of Cameroon on 1 October.
When did British Cameroon gain independence?
1922
British Cameroon/Founded
Has Southern Cameroon gained independence?
On January 1 1960 French Cameroun gained independence and became Cameroun Republic. Later that year Nigeria gained its independence from Britain and became a Federal Republic. The British-controlled southern Cameroons was then separated from Nigeria and was due to achieve full independence on October 1 1961.
Why is Cameroon a French speaking country?
French and English are official languages, a heritage of Cameroon’s colonial past as a colony of both France and the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1960. Most people in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest provinces speak Cameroonian Pidgin English as a lingua franca.
Who did Cameroon gain independence from?
France
French Cameroon formally achieved its independence from France on January 1, 1960. UPC rebels killed five individuals in Yaoundé on January 1, 1960. Following independence, Prime Minister Ahmadou Ahidjo requested French military assistance to combat the UPC rebellion.
What was Cameroon called before independence?
Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River), which became Cameroon in English.