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Most of Yaoundé's economy is centred on the administrative structure of the civil service and the diplomatic services. Owing to these high-profile central structures, Yaounde has a higher standard of living and security than the rest of Cameroon. Major industries in Yaoundé include tobacco, dairy products, beer, clay, glass goods and timber.
Cameroon Tribune newspaper begins publication. [8] Tonnerre Yaoundé football club formed. 1976 - Population: 291,071. [9] 1985 - Yaoundé General Hospital built. 1987 Cameroon Radio Television headquartered in Yaounde. [8] Population: 649,000. [10] 1988 - Musée national du Cameroun active. 1991 - Catholic University of Central Africa opens. [11]
Under Cameroon's first president, Amadou Ahidjo, Cameroon was split into seven provinces. The present-day Centre and South Provinces were at this time combined into one Centre-South Province. It would remain this way until Cameroon's second president, Paul Biya, split the Centre-South into the present Centre and South Provinces on 22 August 1983.
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The earliest known civilization to have left clear traces of their presence in the territory of modern Cameroon is known as the Sao civilisation. [6] Known for their elaborate terracotta and bronze artwork and round, walled settlements in the Lake Chad Basin, little else is known with any certainty due to the lack of historical records.
Yaoundé, Cameroon 1500 m: 3:49.7 h: Pierre Foka: 7 June 1997 Yaoundé, Cameroon 3000 m: 8:19.82 Pierre Foka: 20 July 1999 Saint-Maur, France 5000 m: 14:18.4 h: Adamou Aboubakar: 15 July 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon 10,000 m: 30:07.3 Pierre Foka: 26 August 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon Half marathon: 1:05:49 Adamou Aboubakar: 7 October 2001 Bristol Half ...
The National Archives of Cameroon (French: Archives nationales du Cameroun) is the national archives of Cameroon, established in 1966. [1] Its main location is in Yaoundé and has a library which holds 64,000 volumes. There is an annex in Buea with early material.
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