Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration

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United Nations trust territory former colony former political entity

The Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration was a former United Nations trust territory in Central Africa governed by France after World War II until its transition to independence as part of modern Cameroon.

Aliases (3)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations trust territory → former colony → former political entity →
administeredAs	overseas territory of France →
administeredBy	France →
borderedBy	Atlantic Ocean → British Cameroons → French Equatorial Africa → Nigeria →
capital	Yaoundé NERFINISHED →
category	Former French colonies → Former United Nations trust territories → History of Cameroon →
colonialLanguage	French →
colonialMetropole	Paris →
continent	Africa →
currency	CFA franc →
endDate	1960 →
establishedAfter	World War II →
formerColonialPower	France →
formerName	French Cameroon NERFINISHED →
historicalEra	Cold War → Post–World War II era →
independenceDate	1960-01-01 →
independenceFrom	France → United Nations trusteeship system →
legalInstrument	United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Territory of the Cameroons under French administration →
legalStatus	trust territory →
locatedIn	Africa → Central Africa →
mandatePredecessor	League of Nations mandate of French Cameroon →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	Cameroon →
politicalSystem	colonial administration →
predecessor	French Cameroon →
region	Sub-Saharan Africa →
sovereigntyTransferredTo	Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED →
startDate	1946 →
successor	Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED →
supervisedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
todayPartOf	Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED → modern Cameroon →
underAuthorityOf	United Nations → United Nations Trusteeship Council →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French Union ("Cameroons under French administration") →	includesTerritory
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration ("United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Territory of the Cameroons under French administration") →	legalInstrument
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration ("League of Nations mandate of French Cameroon") →	mandatePredecessor
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration →	neighboringEntity
United Nations Trusteeship Council →	supervised