Cameroonian independence movement

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The Cameroonian independence movement was a mid-20th-century nationalist struggle that sought to end colonial rule and establish a sovereign state of Cameroon.

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instanceOf independence movement
abbreviation UPC NERFINISHED
colonialPower France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
country Cameroon NERFINISHED
goal creation of a sovereign Cameroonian state
end of colonial rule in Cameroon
independence of Cameroon
historicalContext decolonization of Africa
ideology African nationalism
Cameroonian nationalism
anti-imperialism
influencedBy other African independence movements
pan-Africanism
languageOfMobilization French
local Cameroonian languages
legacy controversy over state repression in the 1950s and 1960s
shaping of modern Cameroonian nationalism
mainOrganization Union des Populations du Cameroun NERFINISHED
method armed struggle
political mobilization
rural guerrilla warfare
trade union activism
notableLeader Ernest Ouandié NERFINISHED
Félix-Roland Moumié NERFINISHED
Ruben Um Nyobè NERFINISHED
opposedTo British colonial rule in Cameroon
French colonial rule in Cameroon
region Central Africa
relatedEvent independence of British Southern Cameroons by joining Cameroon in 1961
independence of French Cameroon on 1 January 1960
result continued conflict between UPC militants and postcolonial state
formal independence of Cameroon
significantEvent armed uprising in French Cameroon in the 1950s
assassination of Félix-Roland Moumié in 1960
assassination of Ruben Um Nyobè in 1958
founding of the Union des Populations du Cameroun in 1948
outlawing of the UPC by French authorities in 1955
startDate 1940s
territorialContext British Cameroons NERFINISHED
French Cameroon NERFINISHED
timePeriod mid-20th century

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O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers associatedWith Cameroonian independence movement