Cameroon region
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The Cameroon region is a historical area in Central Africa that became a focal point of European colonial interests and territorial negotiations in the late 19th century.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| becameFocalPointInCentury | late 19th century ⓘ |
| borderNegotiationsPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| borderNegotiationsWith |
British Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Equatorial Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialInterestFrom |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
modern state of Cameroon
ⓘ
parts of modern Central African Republic ⓘ parts of modern Chad ⓘ parts of modern Equatorial Guinea ⓘ parts of modern Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPopulation |
Bamiléké peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duala peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulani (Fulbe) groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Portuguese phrase meaning "shrimps" or "prawns"
ⓘ
Portuguese word "Camarões" ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
Adamawa Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cameroon Mountain (Mount Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameroon Volcanic Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Cross River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Wouri River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredAs |
British Cameroons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wouri River estuary rich in prawns ⓘ |
| postWarMandateOf |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarMandateSystem | League of Nations mandates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectorateEstablishedOn | 1884-07-14 ⓘ |
| wasColonizedBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDesignatedAs | German protectorate ⓘ |
| wasDividedAfter | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasExploredBy |
Fernando Pó
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese navigators NERFINISHED ⓘ other Portuguese sailors ⓘ |
| wasExploredInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| wasKnownAs | Kamerun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | German colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOfPrecolonialPolity |
Adamawa Emirate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bamum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSceneOf | Scramble for Africa rivalries ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf |
European colonial competition
ⓘ
territorial negotiations ⓘ |
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