Duala War

	Duala War Duala or Douala can refer to: Relating to Cameroon * Duala people, an ethnic group in Cameroon * Duala language, part of the Bantu languages * Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, founded by the Duala people * Rudolf Duala Manga Bell (1873–1914), a Duala king and resistance leader ** Alexandre Douala Manga Bell (1897–1966), son of above * Roudolphe Douala (born 1978), Cameroonian footballer Other * Douala, Guinea, a village in the Nzérékoré Prefecture, Guinea * Duala language, alternative spelling for Australian Aboriginal Dhuwal language Dhuwal (also Dual, Duala) is one of the Yolŋu languages spoken by Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory, Australia. Although all Yolŋu languages are mutually intelligible to some extent, Dhuwal represents a distinct dialect continu ... , a Kriegsmarine accommodation ship {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Duala People The Duala (or Sawa) are a Bantu ethnic group of Cameroon. They primarily inhabit the littoral and southwest region of Cameroon and form a portion of the Sawabantu or "coastal people" of Cameroon. The Dualas readily welcomed German and French colonial policies. The number of German-speaking Africans increased in four West African German colonies prior to 1914. The Duala leadership in 1884 placed the tribe under German rule. Most converted to Protestantism and were schooled along German lines. Colonial officials and businessmen preferred them as inexpensive clerks to German government offices and firms in Africa.Jonathan Derrick, "The 'Germanophone' Elite of Douala under the French Mandate." ''Journal of African History'' (1980): 255-26online They have historically played a highly influential role in Cameroon due to their long contact with Europeans, high rate of education, and wealth gained over centuries as slave traders and landowners. Duala (surname) The Duala are related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Duala Language Duala (''ɓwambo ba duālā in douala)'' (also spelt Douala, Diwala, Dwela, Dualla and Dwala) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon. Douala belongs to the Bantu language family, in a subgroup called Sawabantu. It is a tonal language with subject–verb–object word order. Maho (2009) treats Douala as a cluster of five languages: Douala proper, Bodiman, Oli (Ewodi, Wuri), Pongo and Mongo. He also notes a Douala-based pidgin named ''Jo''. History The origins of Duala come from the migrations of the Duala people during the sixteenth century from the Congo River Basin to the coastal areas of southern Cameroon. While it is a Bantu language, Guthrie estimates that it only retained as little as 14% of the roots of Proto-Bantu. Alfred Saker, a British missionary and linguist, completed in the first translation of the Bible into Duala in 1870. After the German colonization of Cameroon in 1885, the Basel Mission promoted Duala as a lingua franca in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire Economic Community of Central African States, CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as Petroleum, oil, Cocoa bean, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. , the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 5,768,400. The city sits on the estuary of Wouri River and its climate is tropical. History The first Europeans to visit the area were the Portuguese people, Portuguese in about 1472. At the time, the estuary of Wouri River was known as the Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). By 1650, it had become the site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rudolf Duala Manga Bell Rudolf Duala Manga Bell (1873 – 8 August 1914) was a Duala king and resistance leader in the German colony of Kamerun (Cameroon). After being educated in both Kamerun and Europe, he succeeded his father Manga Ndumbe Bell on 2 September 1908. Bell styled himself after European rulers and at first generally supported the colonial German authorities. He was quite wealthy and educated, although his father left him a substantial debt. In 1910 the German Reichstag developed a plan to relocate the Duala people living along the river, to be moved inland to allow for wholly European riverside settlements. Manga Bell became the leader of pan-Duala resistance to the policy. He and the other chiefs at first pressured the administration through letters, petitions, and legal arguments, but these were ignored or rebutted. Manga Bell turned to other European governments for aid, and he sent representatives to the leaders of other Cameroonian peoples to suggest the overthrow of the German r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexandre Douala Manga Bell Alexandre Douala Manga Bell (3 December 1897 – 19 September 1966 in Douala) was head of the Duala people in Cameroon, German officer and French politician. Biography Youth in Germany Alexandre Douala Manga Bell - then named Alexander Duala Manga Bell - was born on 3 December 1897 in the Douala area as the eldest son of King Rudolf Duala Manga Bell. Cameroon was a German colony at that time. At the age of four Alexander was brought to Germany for education. In the First World War, in 1915, he fought against the British and the French as a German officer at Gallipoli The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ... in Turkey, which was allied with Germany. One year before in Cameroon, his father, Rudolf Manga Bell, had been executed after a conflict with the German colonial adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Roudolphe Douala Roudolphe Douala M'bela (born 25 September 1978), known as Douala, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. Mainly a winger he could also operate as a forward, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 213 games and 34 goals over the course of nine seasons, notably representing in the competition Sporting (three years), Boavista and União de Leiria (two apiece). Douala appeared for the Cameroon national team at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Club career Douala was born in Douala. He holds Cameroonian and French nationalities. He started his professional career at AS Saint-Étienne but did not make any Ligue 2 appearances for the French club, moving to Portugal when he was 20 and signing with Boavista FC. After two loans, at Gil Vicente F.C. and U.D. Leiria (where he first made an impact in the Primeira Liga championship), Douala moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal, scoring five league goals in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nzérékoré Prefecture Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 3,632 km.² and has an estimated population of 396,949. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively into 11 sub-prefectures: # Nzérékoré-Centre # Bounouma # Gouécké # Kobéla # Koropara # Koulé # Palé # Samoé # Soulouta # Womey # Yalenzou Towns and villages * Alaminata * Balimou * Bamba * Bana * Bangoueta * Bassaita * Batoata * Beliehouma * Benda * Beneouli * Bienta * Bilikoidougou * Bipa * Bohon * Boita * Boma * Boo * Bounouma * Bowe * Dapore * Demou * Din * Diogouinta * Diomanta * Dorota * Douala * Dourouba * Foudjou * Gala * Galagbaye * Galeye * Gambata * Gbadiou * Gbaeta * Gbagoune * Gbaya * Gbili * Gbonoma * Gbote * Gbouo * Gobouta * Gonon * Gota * Gou * Goueke * Gounangalay * Gpagalai * Guela * Guelabodiou * Hoota * Kabieta * Kankore * Karagouala * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]