HISTORIC TIMELINE
1884Colonization by Germany
Cameroon became a German colony known as Kamerun.
1919Division of Cameroon
After World War I, Cameroon was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates.
1960Independence from France
The French-administered part of Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroun.
1961Unification with British Cameroon
The southern part of British Cameroons federated with the Republic of Cameroun.
1972End of Federal Republic
The federation was abandoned, and the country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon.
1984Renaming to Republic of Cameroon
The country was renamed back to the Republic of Cameroon by presidential decree.
2017Escalation of Tensions
Tensions in English-speaking territories escalated into open warfare over demands for an Ambazonian state.