Timeline Of Douala

	Timeline Of Douala The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Douala, Cameroon. Prior to 20th century * 1472 - the Portuguese visit the area during the Age of Exploration * 1845 - Alfred Saker of the British Baptist Missionary Society arrives in Douala. * 1849 - Native Baptist Church of Douala built. * 1859 (July 8) - Arrangement Anglo-douala signed. * 1868 - The company Woermann-Linie in Cameroon * 1881 - The company Woermann-Linie receives the authorization to build a factory (trading post) in Deido. * 1884 - Germans in power (the treaty between the Douala and Germans is signed; Cameroon becomes a German protectorate. * 1885 - Construction (1885-1890) of a prefabricate iron house for King Ndumbe Lobe. * 1886 - The Protestant Mission of Basel takes the place of the Mission of London. * 1887 (February) - Construction of the postoffice. * 1888 (March) - Construction of a school in Joss (directed by Théodor Christaller arrived in Cameroon in 1887). Construction of a bricky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	:Category:City Timelines -Timelines Regional timelines Historical timelines Urban planning cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Newspapers In Cameroon This is an incomplete list of newspapers published in Cameroon. Newspapers * '' Cameroun Express'' * '' Cameroon Tribune'' * '' L'Expression de Mamy-Wata'' * '' Le Messager'' * '' Cameroon News Today - CNT'' See also * Media of Cameroon External links * * * {{Africa topic, List of newspapers in Cameroon newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cathedral Of Saints Peter And Paul, Douala The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - situated in Douala, Cameroon - is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala and dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. History The Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul was built in 1936 by French Spiritans fathers and it is based on the legacy of the fathers Pallotins. The advent of Catholicism in Cameroon has its origins in Germany through the baptism of the first Cameroonian catechumen, Andreas Kwa Mbange, on January 6, 1889. Born in 1873, he reaches the age of 14 years to learn the craft baker. He then discovers the Catholic cult in a Benedictine Monastery and asks to be baptized. Following the christening, the question of evangelization in Cameroon was discussed in Berlin and Rome. The year 1890 is decisive. In March, a decree of Pope Leo XIII creates the apostolic prefecture of Cameroon and entrusts the Pallottines Missionaries. On October 25, 1890, the father Vieter, prefect apostolic landed at Kamerunstadt (Douala), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Douala The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Douala is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Douala in Cameroon. The current archbishop is Archbishop Samuel Kleda; he had previously been the coadjutor archbishop to the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Christian Wiyghan Tumi. History * March 31, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Douala from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cameroun * May 27, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Douala * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Douala * March 18, 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Douala Special churches The seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul in Douala. Bishops Ordinaries ;''Prefect Apostolic of Douala'' * (Father) Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1931-1932); ''see below'' ;''Vicars Apostolic of Douala'' * Mathurin-Marie Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. (1932-1945); ''see above'' * Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. (1946-1957) ;''Bishops of Douala'' * Thomas Mongo (1957-1973) * Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Former Palace Of Justice Of Douala The former Palace of Justice of Douala situated in Douala is a building originally constructed between 1930-31 under the French Mandate. In 2000 the building was extended with two additional wings in a project initiated by the Department of Justice. History Under the German administration (1884-1914), three judiciary bodies were created: a landlords’ court, a tribes’ court and an arbitration court. The Douala landlords were subjected to a patent in order to exercise as customary judges, and gained some income from it. Their competence to fine and jail was restricted to 100 marks and six months. Beyond these figures and up to the death penalty, only the German civil laws had force of law. In parallel, a council of notables collaborated with the German governor on the questions of social organization. During the Franco-British condominium (1916-1919), and until the granting of the Mandate by the Company of the Nations (1922), the French administration works within the legal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chamber Of Commerce (Douala 1927-1928) The Chamber of Commerce in Douala, Cameroon is a building constructed between 1927 and 1928 under the French mandate, under the umbrella of the League of Nations. This building is in a late Art Nouveau architectural style. History The Chamber of Commerce was built between 1927 and 1928, and meant to host the Chamber of Commerce. It is among the earliest architectural testimonies of the early French era, within the framework of the Mandate, under the umbrella of the League of Nations, after Germany was defeated in September 1918. Created in 1921, before the Conference and the treaty of Versailles, the Chamber of Commerce is merely an advisory body. Its mission was to give account of the resources dedicated to development, and also to fix the market prices lists for the farmers. The fifteen members of the Chamber were chosen by the Commissioner of the Republic, and appointed for two years through an arrêté. Among them were two natives: a farmer and a trader, a kind of social in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oryx Douala Oryx Club de Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s. It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2–1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon to win the title. They have also won five league titles and the Cameroon Cup three times, most of which came in the 1960s. Oryx Douala were founded in April 1927 and play in black and yellow striped shirts. The club's 5 title wins make them the Cameroon Elite One league's fourth most successful club of all time. The club plays at 30,000 capacity Stade de la Réunification and currently they play in a lower league. Achievements * Cameroon Premiere Division: 5 :: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 * Cameroon Cup: 4 :: 1956 (before independence), 1963, 1968, 1970 :: Finalist : 1969 African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 :: 1965 Performance in CAF competitions African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances ::1965: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	French Cameroun 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 German sovereignty during the " Scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century. The German protectorate commenced in 1884 with a treaty with local chiefs in the Douala area, in particular Ndumbe Lobe Bell, then gradually it was extended to the interior. In 1911, France ceded parts of its territory to German Cameroon, as a result of the Agadir Crisis, the new territory being henceforth known as New Cameroon (german: link=no, Neukamerun). During World War I, the German protectorate was occupied by British and French troops, and later mandated to each country by the League of Nations in 1922. The British mandate was known as British Cameroons and the French mandate as French Cameroon (french: link=no, Cameroun). Following World War II each o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Louis-Ferdinand Céline Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( , ) was a French novelist, polemicist and physician. His first novel ''Journey to the End of the Night'' (1932) won the ''Prix Renaudot'' but divided critics due to the author's pessimistic depiction of the human condition and his writing style based on working class speech. In subsequent novels such as ''Death on the Installment Plan'' (1936), '' Guignol's Band'' (1944) and ''Castle to Castle'' (1957) Céline further developed an innovative and distinctive literary style. Maurice Nadeau wrote: "What Joyce did for the English language…what the surrealists attempted to do for the French language, Céline achieved effortlessly and on a vast scale." From 1937 Céline wrote a series of antisemitic polemical works in which he advocated a military alliance with Nazi Germany. He continued to publicly espouse antisemitic views during the German occupation of France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Villa Mandessi Bell The villa Mandessi Bell situated at Douala is a building constructed between 1904 and 1909 by David Mandessi-Bell a rich farmer and commissioner of the king Rudolf Manga Bell. This building is and architecture from the colonial period. It is a representation and legacy of the German occupation in Cameroon. History Its master-builder, David Mandessi Bell, was a wealthy planter and King Rudolf's intendant. He lived there until his death in 1936. He was among the first Cameroonians whose revenues were not exclusively related to fishing or doing business. In 1840, when the slave trade was officially prohibited, the Duala turned to other sources of income, as their commercial monopoly was also on the decline. For instance, they initiated plantations in the Nkam, the Abo, or the Mungo. Although of less importance than the huge German farms on the slopes of mount Fako, they nevertheless provided substantial income, enough to build houses such as this one. This building was constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]