State

Southern Cameroons

1922–1961 · 20th century

The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British Cameroons, a mandated and later trust territory administered with Nigeria, with Buea as its centre. It gained its own government in the 1950s. In the plebiscite of February 1961 it voted to join the former French Cameroun, forming the Federal Republic of Cameroon, the origin of today's English-speaking regions.

Southern Cameroons
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

French CameroonBritish Cameroons

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

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