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== History == | == History == | ||
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1960 - French Cameroun gained independence from France and on 1 October 1961, the formerly British Southern Cameroons united with French Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon<br> | 1960 - French Cameroun gained independence from France and on 1 October 1961, the formerly British Southern Cameroons united with French Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon<br> | ||
2016 - 2018 Protesters from the predominantly English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of the country have been campaigning for continued use of the English language in schools and courts. People were killed and hundreds jailed as a result of these protests and fighting between separatist militants and government forces continues<br> | 2016 - 2018 Protesters from the predominantly English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of the country have been campaigning for continued use of the English language in schools and courts. People were killed and hundreds jailed as a result of these protests and fighting between separatist militants and government forces continues<br> | ||
== Population Statistics == | === Population Statistics === | ||
The population in what is now Cameroon has been as follows: | The population in what is now Cameroon has been as follows: | ||
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*1996 - 14,000,000 | *1996 - 14,000,000 | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
=== Websites === | |||
*[http://www.infoplease.com/country/cameroon.html Infoplease] History of Cameroon. | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Cameroon.html Every Culture] Culture of Cameroon. | |||
[[Category:Cameroon]] [[Category:Histories]] | [[Category:Cameroon]] [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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