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List of the rulers of the
Bamum people The Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields languages, Grassfields ethnic group of Cameroon with around 215,000 members. Religion The Bamum traditional religion placed great emphasis on ancestral spirits which w ...
, an ethnic group located in
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 C ...
. Their capital
Fumban Foumban or Fumban is a city in Cameroon, lying north east of Bafoussam. It has a population of 83,522 (at the 2005 Census). It is a major town for the Bamum people, Bamoun people and is home to a museum of traditional arts and Culture of Camer ...
is also spelled Foumban in some sources. (Dates in ''italics'' indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office.) Mfon = ''Ruler''


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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 C ...
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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 mi ...
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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. ...
** Colonial heads of Cameroon British Cameroon (Cameroons) ** Heads of government of Cameroon (Cameroons) ** Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun) ** Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun) ** Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun) ** Rulers of Mandara *
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 ...


References

DeLancey, Mark W., and Mokeba, H. Mbella (1990) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon'' (2nd ed.) Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., ; Neba, Aaron (1999) ''Modern Geography of the Republic of Cameroon'' (3rd ed.) Neba Publishers, Bamenda {{DEFAULTSORT:Bamum rulers Cameroon history-related lists Cameroonian traditional rulers Lists of African rulers