State

Northern Cameroons

1922–1961 · 20th century

The Northern Cameroons was the northern part of the British Cameroons, a League of Nations mandate and later United Nations trust territory carved from German Kamerun. It bordered Bornu and Adamawa and was administered as part of Northern Nigeria. In a plebiscite in 1961 it voted to join Nigeria, while the Southern Cameroons joined Cameroon.

Northern Cameroons — Image: Hogweard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Dikwa Emirate British Cameroons

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Northern Cameroons. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/northern-cameroons
MLA: “Northern Cameroons.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/northern-cameroons. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Northern Cameroons.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/northern-cameroons.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Northern Cameroons’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/northern-cameroons (Accessed: ).

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