Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration

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The Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration was a former United Nations trust territory in West Africa governed by Britain after World War II until its eventual partition and integration into Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations trust territory ⓘ
United Nations trust territory ⓘ
United Nations trust territory ⓘ
former British-administered territory ⓘ
former British-administered territory ⓘ
former British-administered territory ⓘ
former colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom ⓘ
administeredBy British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
borderedBy Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration ⓘ
surface form: French Cameroons

Nigeria ⓘ
capital Buea ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
currency Nigerian pound ⓘ
decolonizationProcess UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 ⓘ
endDate 1961-06-01 ⓘ
1961-10-01 ⓘ
formerColonialPowerOfNeighboringTerritory France ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
Decolonization of Africa ⓘ
historicalRegion Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Cameroons
integratedInto Nigeria ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Cameroon
integratedPart Northern Cameroons ⓘ
Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Southern Cameroons
integrationDate 1961-06-01 ⓘ
1961-10-01 ⓘ
legalBasis Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Charter

United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Agreement
locatedIn West Africa ⓘ
neighboringEntity Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
oversightBy Trusteeship Council ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Council
partitionedInto Northern Cameroons ⓘ
Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Southern Cameroons
plebisciteOrganizedBy United Nations ⓘ
predecessor Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: British Cameroons

Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons
startDate 1946-07-20 ⓘ
status non-self-governing territory ⓘ
successor Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Cameroon

Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nigeria ⓘ
Northern Region of Nigeria ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Cameroon

Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form: West Cameroon

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UNTC → supervised → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Council
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration → borderedBy → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration → predecessor → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration → predecessor → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons
German Kamerun → successorState → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
British West African pound → usedIn → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroon
Northern Cameroons → partOf → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
Northern Cameroons → governedUnder → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons administration
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 → country → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 → location → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 → precededBy → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British mandate over Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 → precededBy → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations trusteeship over British Cameroons
West African Currency Board → appliesToJurisdiction → Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Cameroon