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.
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 Germans extended the word Kamerun to their entire protectorate, which largely corresponded to the present state.
Powerful chiefdoms ruled much of the area of present-day Cameroon before it became a German colony known as Kamerun in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates.
In the 15th century, portuguese explorers renamed the area “”Rio dos Camarões”” (Shrimp River), which eventually changed into Cameroon when translated in English. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and Britain as League of Nations mandates.
After Germany's defeat, Kamerun became a League of Nations mandate and was split into French and British Cameroons. The French integrated the economy of French Cameroun with that of France and improved the infrastructure with capital investments, skilled workers, and continued forced labor.
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 with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far northeastern parts of Nigeria.
Government and society in Cameroon Also known as: Kameroon, Kamerun, République du Cameroun, Re (Show More)