2014 Event 27 hostages have been freed in Cameroon, including the wife of vice prime minister Amadou Ali and a group of Chinese workers; Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be responsible 1990 Event Hissene Habre of Chad flees to Cameroon 1990 Event 1st ever loss for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, U.S.S.R. - 4 Cameroon - 0 1986 Event Lake Nios Volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746 1986 Event Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 2,000 1977 Event Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon 1972 Event Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified 1961 Event East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon 1961 Birthday John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw' 1960 Event French Cameroon gains independence from France 1957 Event 1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon 1946 Birthday Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, born in Cameroon, astronaut, STS-18 1944 Event Canadian Cameroon Highlanders conquer St-Andre 1940 Event French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support General De Gaulle 1933 Birthday Paul Biya, president of Cameroon since 1982 1916 Event German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France 1915 Event British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon 1914 Death Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26 1885 Event German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland 1884 Event German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon 1875 Event Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa 1875 Event Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast 1871 Event Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa 1867 Birthday Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon, South Africa,America 1844 Birthday Verney L. Cameroon, English explorer, Tanganyika
