Anglophone regions of Cameroon
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The Anglophone regions of Cameroon are the primarily English-speaking western areas of the country, historically administered under British rule and distinct from the Francophone majority in language, legal system, and educational traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglophone regions of Cameroon canonical | 2 |
| English-speaking Southern Cameroons | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cultural region ⓘ |
| administeredUnder |
League of Nations mandate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations trust territory system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
English-speaking regions of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Cameroons NERFINISHED ⓘ West Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | Anglophone Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Ambazonian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedAs | Ambazonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| colonialStatus |
British Mandate territory
ⓘ
British Trust Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprises |
Northwest Region of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | minority of Cameroon's total population ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Francophone regions of Cameroon ⓘ |
| educationSystem | Anglo-Saxon educational tradition ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Cameroon Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | decentralized unitary state (de jure) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | partition of German Kamerun after World War I ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Cameroonian Pidgin English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pidgin English ⓘ |
| historicallyAdministeredBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joined | Republic of Cameroon in 1961 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| linguisticMinorityStatus | English-speaking minority in a majority French-speaking country ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivities |
agriculture
ⓘ
petroleum (offshore Southwest) ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ timber ⓘ trade with Nigeria ⓘ |
| mainEthnicGroups |
Bakweri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bamileke-related groups ⓘ Bayangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Manyu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bamenda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Cameroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedMarginalization |
Francophonization of education
ⓘ
erosion of common law system ⓘ underinvestment in infrastructure ⓘ underrepresentation in central government ⓘ |
| politicalIssue | Anglophone problem in Cameroon ⓘ |
| regionalCapitalOf |
Northwest Region of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| unificationEvent | 1961 plebiscite in British Cameroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwest Region (Cameroon)
this entity surface form:
English-speaking Southern Cameroons