2. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and Britain as League of Nations mandates . The Union des Populations du Cameroon political party advocated independence but was outlawed in the 1950s. It waged war on French and Cameroonian forces until 1971. In 1960, French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. The southern part of British Cameroon merged with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984. Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite a slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy headed by President Paul BIYA.
3. Cameroon gained independence on 1 January 1960 from UN trusteeship that was administered by the French. Since then the country has been relatively stable and has developed a good industrial infrastructure. The capital city is Yaoundé and their legal system is based on French civil law and common law. The religious makeup consists of 40% indigenous beliefs, 40% Christian and 20% Muslim. The main ethnic component is 31% Cameroon Highlanders, 19% Equatorial Bantu, 11% Kirin, 10% Fulani, 8% North-western Bantu, 7% Eastern Nigritic. Early archaeological evidence suggest that humans have lived there for at least 50,000 years. In more recent times, the important kingdom of Sao was thought to have been established in the 5th century AD. In the 18th Cameron , Islam became a powerful force through conquest, immigration and ◘Cameroon , and the Fulani were the most significant bearers of this faith. The currency is the Comminute Financiered Africanise francs. •By kia and Chelsea♥♥
