The British-controlled southern Cameroons was then separated from Nigeria and was due to achieve full independence on October 1 1961.But there was a hitch: the United Nations organised a plebiscite in which southern Cameroonians were asked to chose between joining the Cameroun Republic or Nigeria.
Dates for Independence of Southern British Cameroons from UK - Cameroon, 2020, 2021 and other years. A one-party system was introduced in 1966.Ahidjo successfully suppressed the continuing UPC rebellion, capturing the last important rebel leader in 1970. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. 1961 - Britain's Cameroons colonies divide between Cameroon and Nigeria after a referendum. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.The Paris Club of major lending nations agrees to cancel almost all of Cameroon's $3.5bn debt.Cameroon bans night travel because of drink drivingProtest, defiance and the arena: How sport stood up for black lives'I refuse to let a British slaver take my name away' Video'I refuse to let a British slaver take my name away'Huw Edwards: My grandfather, Prisoner of War. The regions were centrally governed but neither of the two presidents since unification have spoken nor understood English. And if that doesn’t happen, they want a total separation and their own independent state.On January 1 1960 French Cameroun gained independence and became Cameroun Republic. He centralized political power in himself and in the capital, Ahidjo’s policy of planned liberalism was formulated to encourage private investment, with government to play a strong role in guiding development. The country became Cameroon and the English-speaking region was assimilated into the French-speaking area.The dignity and statehood of Anglophones was silently destroyed – not by the French-speaking (Francophone) community at large, but by the government led and dominated by Francophones.Being Anglophone or Francophone in Cameroon is not just the ability to speak, read and use English or French as a working language.
Anyone accused of "compromising public safety" is deprived of a lawyer and cannot appeal the judgment. Roads were being built to link the main cities together, as well as various infrastructure such as bridges and airports. 1960 - French Cameroon granted independence and becomes the Republic of Cameroon with Ahidjo as president. Workers also suffered from lack of food and the massive presence of mosquitoes. In 1925, the mortality rate on the site was 61.7%. Over the next few days a number of people were killed, some reports suggesting 17 others suggesting as many as 100.Dialogue and diplomacy are foremost.