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Kamerun
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Kamerun was an African protectorate of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far northeastern parts of Nigeria.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kamerun
- Country.status
- Protectorate of Germany
- Country.empire
- German Empire
- Country.p1
- Kingdom of Bamum
- Country.p2
- Mandara Kingdom
- Country.p3
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Country.p4
- Fondom of Bafut
- Country.p5
- Kotoko kingdom
- Country.p6
- French Equatorial Africa
- Country.stat_year1
- 1910
- Country.stat_pop1
- 2,600,000
- Country.stat_year2
- 1912
- Country.stat_pop2
- 4,645,000
- Country.flag_p6
- Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
- Country.s1
- British Cameroon
- Country.flag_s1
- Flag of British Cameroon.svg
- Country.s2
- French Cameroon
- Country.flag_s2
- Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg
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Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- German Cameroon
- inception
- 1884-07-12
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1919-01-01
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Years preceding colonization (1868–1883)
- Colonial goals and motivation
- Initial colonization (1884–1889/90)
- Expansionary era of colonization (1890–1906)
- Final years (1907–1916)
- Loss of Cameroon as a colony
- Gallery
- Governors
- Planned symbols for Kamerun
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Kamerun was an African protectorate of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far northeastern parts of Nigeria.
== History == 300px|thumb|left|Cameroon, 1901–1972: