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A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 21 February 1960. The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameral federal parliament. [1] It was passed by 60% of voters with a 75.5% turnout.
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 10 April 1960. They were the first elections held in accordance with the new constitution, approved in a referendum in February, which created a unicameral federal National Assembly. The result was a slim victory for the Cameroonian Union, [1] forcing it to govern in coalition. However, the ...
→ Cameroun / Cameroon (from 1 January 1960) Capital: Yaoundé. Republic of Cameroun (from 1 January 1960 to 1 October 1961) [14] Federal Republic of Cameroon (from 1 October 1961) [14] Widely-recognized independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960). After 1 October 1961, Cameroon was a federation of two regions. [15]
French Cameroun became independent, as Cameroun or Cameroon, in January 1960, and Nigeria was scheduled for independence later that same year, which raised the question of what to do with the British territory. After some discussion (which had been going on since 1959), a plebiscite was agreed to and held on 11 February 1961. The Muslim ...
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 1924 – 30 November 1989) [1] was a Cameroonian politician who was the first president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. [2] [3] He was previously the first prime minister of Cameroon from the country's independence in January 1960 until May of that same year following the creation of the presidency.
Cameroon (formerly Cameroun) achieved independence on the first day of 1960 (unifying with part of the British Cameroons in 1961). Togo (formerly French Togoland) achieved independence on 27 April; Mali Federation became independent on 20 June, then split into Mali and Senegal on 20 August; Madagascar became independent on 26 June
Cameroon was made a federation, with East Cameroon and West Cameroon as its constituent states. The nation changed its name to the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Each state had its own prime minister and legislature; in East Cameroon, the legislature was unicameral, but in West Cameroon, the West Cameroon House of Chiefs was added. [5]
French Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroon in January 1960 and in October 1961 the southern part of British Cameroons joined it to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The Muslim northern part of British Cameroons had opted for union with Nigeria in May the same year. The conflict with the UPC lasted until the 1970s.