Southern Cameroons
1916–1961 British mandate in west-central Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the breakaway state of Ambazonia which sometimes uses the same name, or the South Region of Cameroon.
The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British League of Nations mandate territory of the British Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961, it has been part of the Republic of Cameroon, where it makes up the Northwest Region and Southwest Region. Since 1994, pressure groups in the territory claim there was no legal document (treaty of union) in accordance to UNGA RES 1608(XV) paragraph 5, and are seeking to restore statehood and independence from the Republic. They renamed the British Southern Cameroons as Ambazonia (from Ambas Bay).
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Part of the Cameroons | |||||||||||
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The Southern Cameroons now constitute the Southwest Region and Northwest Region. | |||||||||||
Capital | Buea | ||||||||||
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• 1987 | 42,710 km2 (16,490 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1987 | 2,100,000 | ||||||||||
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1916 | |||||||||||
• Federated with French Cameroons | 1 October 1961 | ||||||||||
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