French Cameroon
1916–1961 French mandate in Central Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the former French colony. For the modern nation, see Cameroon.
French Cameroon, also known as the French Cameroons (French: Cameroun), was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon.
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Territory of Cameroun Cameroun | |||||||||
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1916–1960 | |||||||||
Status | Mandate of France | ||||||||
Capital | Yaoundé 3°51′59.108″N 11°31′14.027″E | ||||||||
Official languages | French | ||||||||
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Religion | Christianity, Bwiti, Islam | ||||||||
Government | Mandate | ||||||||
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• German Cameroon partitioned | 20 July 1916 | ||||||||
• independence as Cameroon | 1 January 1960 | ||||||||
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ISO 3166 code | CM | ||||||||
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