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In 1961, upon the accession of the former British Southern Cameroons to the Republic of Cameroon, an English version was written by Bernard Nsokika Fonlon, which was later officially adopted in 1978. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] In 1970, the French lyrics were changed to remove some words such as barbarie ("barbarianism") and sauvagerie ("savagery"), reference ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
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NationalAnthems.me – national anthems of every country in the world (and historical national anthems) with streaming audio, lyrics, information and links; National Anthems (mp3 files) National anthem of India (in Hindi). Archived 9 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Nationalanthems.info, lyrics and history of national anthems
National Anthems of the World. Koch International Classics; and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. Cameroon , [ a ] officially the Republic of Cameroon , [ b ] is a country in Central Africa .
"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (Xhosa pronunciation: [ŋkʼɔsi sikʼɛlɛl‿iafrikʼa], lit. ' Lord Bless Africa ') is a Christian hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman at a Methodist mission school near Johannesburg.
René Jam Afane (born around 1910 - () March 19, 1981) was a Cameroonian teacher. He is known for writing the lyrics of the Chant de Ralliement, the national anthem of Cameroon, in 1928 at the École Normale de Foulassi, with Samuel Minkyo Bamba, from the same class, who composed the music.
The National Day (French: Fête Nationale) of Cameroon, also known as Unitary State Day (fête nationale de l'État unitaire), is celebrated annually on 20 May. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In a national referendum on 20 May 1972, Cameroonians voted for a unitary state as opposed to the existing federal state .