The Kamerun National Congress (KNC) was a

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History

The KNC was established in 1952 as a merger of two pro-unification parties, the Kamerun United National Congress and the Cameroons National Federation.Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Neh Mbuh & Mark W DeLancey (2010) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon'', Scarecrow Press, p215 The party's leaders included E. M. L. Endeley,

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and Sampson George. However, with Endeley leading the party towards a pro-Nigerian stance, Foncha led a breakaway group to form the

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(KNDP) in 1955.DeLancey et al, p216 Another breakaway led to the formation of the

Kamerun People's Party The Kamerun People's Party (KPP) was a political party in British Cameroons. History The KPP was established as a breakaway from the Kamerun National Congress (KNC), when a faction led by Nerius Mbile, P. M. Kale, and Motomby-Woleta disagreed wi ...

(KPP). The KNC received 45% of the vote in the 1957 parliamentary elections, winning six of the 13 seats and emerging as the largest party in the House of Assembly. The 1959 elections saw the KNC run in an alliance with the KPP. The alliance received 37% of the vote, winning 12 of the 26 seats, of which the KNC took eight.Elections in Cameroon
African Elections Database However, the KNDP won the elections with 14 seats. The KNC and KPP merged in 1960 to form the

Cameroon People's National Convention The Cameroon People's National Convention (CPNC) was a political party in British Cameroons. History The CPNC was established in May 1960 by a merger of the Kamerun National Congress and the Kamerun People's Party The Kamerun People's Party ( ...

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