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List Of Heads Of Government Of British Cameroons
This is a list of heads of government of British Cameroons Affiliations See also *Cameroon ** Politics of Cameroon **Heads of state of Cameroon ** Heads of government of Cameroon ** Colonial heads of British Cameroon (Cameroons) ** Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun) ** Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun) ** Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun) ** Colonial heads of Ambas Bay (Victoria Colony) *Lists of office-holders These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities. A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders. Incumbents may also ... {{DEFAULTSORT:British Cameroons Heads of Government Government of Cameroon Lists of heads of government Cameroon history-related lists British Cameroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ngu Foncha
John Ngu Foncha (21 June 1916 – 10 April 1999) was a Cameroonian politician, who served as 5th Prime Minister of Cameroon. Career Foncha was born in Bamenda. He founded the Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP) in 1955 and became Premier of the British Cameroons on 1 February 1959. He held that position until 1 October 1961, when the region merged into a federation with Francophone Cameroon. From 1 October 1961 to 13 May 1965, Foncha concurrently served as 5th Prime Minister of Cameroon and Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon. He held the latter title until 1970. In 1994, he led a delegation of the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) to the United Nations to request its backing of the movement's drive for greater autonomy in Cameroon's two English-speaking provinces. His grandson is Jean-Christian Foncha. He died in Bamenda Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region, Camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamerun National Democratic Party
Kamerun National Democratic Party (KNDP) was a pro-independence political party active in Southern Cameroons (now known as Ambazonia) during the period of British Mandate rule. Pre-independence The KNDP was formed in 1955 by John Ngu Foncha. The party initially sought a close relationship with the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon of Cameroun and in the early days contained a number of UPC members who had fled persecution in the French zone. However whilst Foncha supported autonomy for the South this was rejected by the UPC who wanted full reunification.Julius Atemkeng Amin, ''The Peace Corps in Cameroon'', Kent State University Press, 1992. The KNDP ended their relationship with the UPC in 1957 and the Francophone party were banned in the British territory. The party also split from the Kamerun National Congress (of which Foncha had previously been a member) and the two parties became bitter rivals over the KNC's support for incorporation into Nigeria. The KNDP's stance proved th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Cameroon
The politics of Cameroon takes place in a framework of a unitary republic, unitary presidential system, presidential republic, whereby the President of Cameroon is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. A prime ministerial position exists and is nominally head of government, implying a Semi-presidential republic, semi-presidential system, although de facto only serves to assist the president. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the Forms of government, government and the National Assembly of Cameroon. Political background The government adopted legislation in 1997 to authorize the formation of multiple political parties and ease restrictions on forming civil associations and private newspapers. Cameroon's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997. Because the gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads Of State Of Cameroon
This is a list of presidents of Cameroon since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.A total of two people have served as President of Cameroon.The current President of Cameroon is Paul Biya, since 6 November 1982. List of officeholders ;Political parties Officeholders Timeline See also *Cameroon **President of Cameroon **Prime Minister of Cameroon *** List of prime ministers of Cameroon **List of colonial governors of Cameroon **List of heads of government of French Cameroon **List of heads of government of British Cameroons **Politics of Cameroon * Lists of office-holders External linksOfficial Website {{Cameroon topics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonial Heads Of British Cameroon
This article lists the colonial governors of Cameroon. It encompasses the period when the country was under colonial rule of the German Empire (as Kamerun), military occupation of the territory by the Allies of World War I (during the Kamerun campaign of the African theatre), as well as the period when it was a Class B League of Nations mandate and a United Nation trust territory, under the administration of France (as French Cameroon) and the United Kingdom (as British Cameroon) respectively. List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Kamerun Allied occupation of German Cameroon French Cameroon British Cameroon For continuation after independence, ''see: ''List of presidents of Cameroon See also *Cameroon **Politics of Cameroon **President of Cameroon ***List of presidents of Cameroon **Prime Minister of Cameroon *** List of prime ministers of Cameroon **List of heads of government of French Cameroon **List of heads of government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonial Heads Of French Cameroon
This article lists the colonial governors of Cameroon. It encompasses the period when the country was under German colonial empire, colonial rule of the German Empire (as Kamerun), military occupation of the territory by the Allies of World War I, Allies of World War I (during the Kamerun campaign of the African theatre of World War I, African theatre), as well as the period when it was a Class B League of Nations mandate#Class B mandates, League of Nations mandate and a United Nations trust territories, United Nation trust territory, under the administration of France (as French Cameroon) and the United Kingdom (as British Cameroon) respectively. List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Kamerun Allied occupation of German Cameroon French Cameroon British Cameroon For continuation after independence, ''see: ''List of presidents of Cameroon See also *Cameroon **Politics of Cameroon **President of Cameroon ***List of presidents of Camero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads Of Government Of French Cameroon
This is a list of heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun). Affiliations See also *{{C, French Cameroon, French Cameroon topics ** List of colonial governors of French Cameroon * Colonial governors of British Cameroon (Cameroons) * Heads of government of British Cameroon (Cameroons) * Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun) * Colonial heads of Ambas Bay (Victoria Colony) Heads of government French heads Cameroon French Cameroon French Cameroon or French Cameroons (french: link=no, Cameroun) was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon. History Beginnings The area of present-day Cameroon came under Germ ... French heads of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonial Heads Of German Cameroon
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far eastern parts of Nigeria. History Years preceding colonization (1868–1883) The first German trading post in the Duala area on the Kamerun River delta was established in 1868 by the Hamburg trading company . The firm's primary agent in Gabon, Johannes Thormählen, expanded activities to the Kamerun River delta. In 1874, together with the Woermann agent in Liberia, Wilhelm Jantzen, the two merchants founded their own company, Jantzen & Thormählen there. Both of these West Africa houses expanded into shipping with their own sailing ships and steamers and inaugurated scheduled passenger and freight service between Hamburg and Duala. These companies and others obtained extensive acreage from local chiefs and bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonial Heads Of Ambas Bay
Ambas Bay is a bay of southwest Cameroon. Geography The bay opens towards the Gulf of Guinea. The port of Limbe, Cameroon, Limbe lies on the shore of Ambas Bay. History Alfred Saker founded a settlement of freed slaves on the bay in 1858, which was later renamed Victoria. in 1884 Britain established the Ambas Bay Protectorate, of which Victoria was the capital. It was then ceded to Germany in 1887. Colonial governors of Ambas Bay See also *Communes of Cameroon References Bays of the Atlantic Ocean Bodies of water of Cameroon Gulf of Guinea British colonial people in Cameroon Government of Cameroon Southwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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