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Cameroon: A Peace Corps Publication

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Since the journey of Hannon the Carthaginian in the fifth century B.C. to Mount Cameroon, which he named the “Chariot of the Gods,” the country’s fortunes have been subject to many fluctuations. In 1472, sailors from Portugal entered the Wouri River estuary and were amazed by the abundance of shrimp; they named it Rio dos Camarões, from which Cameroon got its name.

Portuguese settlers were followed by the Dutch and later by the Germans. The local inhabitants put up a stiff resistance to German penetration. At the beginning of World War I, Allied troops ousted the Germans, and in 1919, the French and the British partitioned the colony. The eastern part, covering 80 percent of the territory, went to the French, and the western part went to the British. Henceforth, each of the two powers made its mark on Cameroon; the French opting for a policy of assimilation and the British adopting indirect rule.

When the winds of nationalism began to blow across Africa after World War II, the two colonies expressed a desire to be reunited. Ahmadou Ahidjo proclaimed the French zone independent on January 1, 1960, and reunification of the colonies took effect in 1961. Cameroon became a united republic in 1972, the Republic of Cameroon in 1983, and it now has a presidential system of government.

The current government encourages development and a free market economy. The number of state-owned industries that have been privatized in the last several years has increased significantly. During the past decade, a fledgling free press has also been established. Cameroon’s infrastructure, though not up to a developed nation’s standards, is better than the infrastructures of its neighbors.

Language: English

Pages: 66

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 20, 2014

Cameroon: A Peace Corps Publication

0/5 ( ratings)

Since the journey of Hannon the Carthaginian in the fifth century B.C. to Mount Cameroon, which he named the “Chariot of the Gods,” the country’s fortunes have been subject to many fluctuations. In 1472, sailors from Portugal entered the Wouri River estuary and were amazed by the abundance of shrimp; they named it Rio dos Camarões, from which Cameroon got its name.

Portuguese settlers were followed by the Dutch and later by the Germans. The local inhabitants put up a stiff resistance to German penetration. At the beginning of World War I, Allied troops ousted the Germans, and in 1919, the French and the British partitioned the colony. The eastern part, covering 80 percent of the territory, went to the French, and the western part went to the British. Henceforth, each of the two powers made its mark on Cameroon; the French opting for a policy of assimilation and the British adopting indirect rule.

When the winds of nationalism began to blow across Africa after World War II, the two colonies expressed a desire to be reunited. Ahmadou Ahidjo proclaimed the French zone independent on January 1, 1960, and reunification of the colonies took effect in 1961. Cameroon became a united republic in 1972, the Republic of Cameroon in 1983, and it now has a presidential system of government.

The current government encourages development and a free market economy. The number of state-owned industries that have been privatized in the last several years has increased significantly. During the past decade, a fledgling free press has also been established. Cameroon’s infrastructure, though not up to a developed nation’s standards, is better than the infrastructures of its neighbors.

Language: English

Pages: 66

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 20, 2014

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