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Cameroon


1990 Hissene Habre of Chad flees to Cameroon

1990 1st ever loss for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, U.S.S.R. - 4 Cameroon - 0

1986 Lake Nios Volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746

1986 Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 2,000

1977 Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon

1972 Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified

1961 East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon

1961 John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw'

1960 French Cameroon gains independence from France

1957 1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon

1946 Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, born in Cameroon, astronaut, STS-18

1944 Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre

1940 French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support General De Gaulle

1933 Paul Biya, president of Cameroon since 1982

1916 German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France

1915 British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon

1914 Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26

1885 German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland

1884 German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon

1875 Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa

1875 Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast

1871 Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa

1867 Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon, South Africa,America

1844 Verney L. Cameroon, English explorer, Tanganyika


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