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*The British administered their territory from neighbouring Nigeria. | *The British administered their territory from neighbouring Nigeria. | ||
*On 1 January 1960, French Cameroun gained independence from France under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. On 1 October 1961, the formerly British Southern Cameroons gained independence by vote of the UN General Assembly and joined with French Cameroun to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon, a date which is now observed as Unification Day, a public holiday.<ref>"Cameroon", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon, accessed 12 June 2021.</ref> | *On 1 January 1960, French Cameroun gained independence from France under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. On 1 October 1961, the formerly British Southern Cameroons gained independence by vote of the UN General Assembly and joined with French Cameroun to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon, a date which is now observed as Unification Day, a public holiday.<ref>"Cameroon", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon, accessed 12 June 2021.</ref> | ||
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