a region in
west Africa; a
German protectorate (1884 - 1919) which was then divided into British and
French colonies. The
United Nations took over
control of the
colonies in 1946. In 1959, the
United Nations voted in favor of giving the
French Cameroons independence and
holding an
election in the British Cameroons to
determine the
future of that territory. On January 1, 1960, the
French Cameroons were granted independence and became the
Republic of Cameroon, but the
future of the British Cameroons was not fully settled until 1961.
a region in
west Africa; a
German protectorate (1884@1919) which was then divided into British and
French colonies. The
United Nations took over
control of the
colonies in 1946. In 1959, the
United Nations voted in favor of giving the
French Cameroons independence and
holding an
election in the British Cameroons to
determine the
future of that territory. On January 1, 1960, the
French Cameroons were granted independence and became the
Republic of Cameroon, but the
future of the British Cameroons was not fully settled until 1961. They'
ve been trying to give people down in the Cameroons here for some
time some independence. iOpening Lecture (1
Jan. 60)
a region in
west Africa; a
German protectorate (1884@1919) which was then divided into British and
French colonies. The
United Nations took over
control of the
colonies in 1946. In 1959, the
United Nations voted in favor of giving the
French Cameroons independence and
holding an
election in the British Cameroons to
determine the
future of that territory. On January 1, 1960, the
French Cameroons were granted independence and became the
Republic of Cameroon, but the
future of the British Cameroons was not fully settled until 1961. They'
ve been trying to give people down in the Cameroons here for some
time some independence. ?Opening Lecture (1
Jan. 60)