History of Cameroon - Wikipedia
WEBCameroon as a political entity emerged from the colonization of Africa by Europeans. From 1884, Cameroon was a German colony, German Kamerun, with its borders drawn through negotiations between the Germans, British, and French.
History of Cameroon | Events, People, Dates, Maps, & Facts
WEBOct 7, 2018 · History of Cameroon, a survey of the notable events and people in the history of Cameroon, from the 5th century ce to the present day. Cameroon is located at the junction of western and central Africa.
Cameroon | Culture, History, Language, Maps, Capital, & People
WEB1 day ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Cameroon, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.
Cameroon - Colonialism, Independence, Unification | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Cameroon - Colonialism, Independence, Unification: From archaeological evidence it is known that humans have inhabited Cameroon for at least 50,000 years, and there is strong evidence of the existence of important kingdoms and states in …
Cameroon - Wikipedia
WEBEtymology. Originally, Cameroon was the exonym given by the Portuguese to the Wouri River, which they called Rio dos Camarões meaning 'river of shrimps ' or 'shrimp river', referring to the then abundant Cameroon ghost shrimp. [12][13] Today the country's name in Portuguese remains Camarões. [14] History. Early history.
History of Cameroon - Wikiwand
WEBIn 1911 at the Treaty of Fez after the Agadir Crisis, France ceded a nearly 300,000 km 2 portion of the territory of French Equatorial Africa to Kamerun which became Neukamerun (New Cameroon), while Germany ceded a smaller area …
Cameroon - The World Factbook
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Background. Powerful chiefdoms ruled much of the area of present-day Cameroon before it became a German colony known as Kamerun in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon.
HISTORY OF CAMEROON | Historyworld
WEBA German colony: AD 1884-1914. 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 …
Political History of Cameroon - Oxford Research Encyclopedias
WEBFirst visited by the Portuguese in the 1500s, Cameroon was eventually colonized first by the Germans from 1884 to 1916 and later by the French and British until independence in 1960 and 1961.
A Brief History of Cameroon - ThoughtCo
WEBSep 14, 2020 · Having been under the colonial control of no less than three European powers for over 76 years before achieving full independence in 1960, Cameroon’s history has been characterized by periods of apparent peace and stability followed by periods of often-violent unrest.