One Kamerun (OK) was a
political party
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in
British Cameroons
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.
History
One Kamerun was established by
Ndeh Ntumazah in 1957 after the
Union of the Peoples of Cameroon
The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon ( - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon.
Foundation
The UPC was founded on 10 April 1948, at a meeting in the bar ''Chez Sierra'' in Bassa. Twelve men assisted the founding meeting, including Charles Assal ...
left the territory. Supporting reunification with
French Cameroons
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 ...
, it gained support from members of co-operatives, workers, intellectuals and university students.
The party received 1.5% of the vote in the
1959 elections, but failed to win a seat. However, after increasing its vote share to 6.9% in the
1961 elections, it won one of the 37 seats in the House of Representatives.
After unification was achieved in 1961, the party disappeared.
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Political parties established in 1957
1957 establishments in British Cameroon
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