With the defeat of Germany in World War I, Kamerun became a League of Nations mandate territory and was split into French Cameroon (French: Cameroun) and British Cameroon in 1919.

Dec 4, 2025 · Until the late 19th century, English usage confined the term “the Cameroons” to the mountains, while the estuary was called the Cameroons River or, locally, the Bay. In 1884 the …

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Jan 22, 2025 · After World War I and the German defeat, Kamerun was split between the British and French in 1919. France improved Cameroon’s economy, which it called Cameroun, and …

Kamerun was an African protectorate of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo …

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Mar 9, 2023 · 1520 - Portuguese set up sugar plantations and begin slave trade in Cameroon. 1600s - Dutch take over slave trade from Portuguese. 1884 - Cameroon becomes the German …

Dec 3, 2025 · In spite of the predominant role of the British along the coast, in 1884 the Germans claimed the region as Kamerun. The explorer Gustav Nachtigal arrived in July 1884 to annex …

With the defeat of Germany in World War I, Kamerun became a League of Nations mandate territory and was split into French Cameroon (French: Cameroun) and British Cameroon in 1919.

Kamerun ( [ˈkʰaməʁuːn] oder [kʰaməˈʁuːn]; französisch Cameroun [kamˈʁun]; englisch Cameroon [ˈkʰæməˌɹuːn, ˌkʰæməˈɹuːn]) ist ein Land in Zentralafrika. Es grenzt an Nigeria, den Tschad, …