Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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United Nations trust territory
former British-administered territory
former colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom
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)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations trust territory
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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
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
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surface form:
French Cameroons
Nigeria ⓘ |
| capital | Buea ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian pound ⓘ |
| decolonizationProcess | UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 ⓘ |
| endDate |
1961-06-01
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1961-10-01 ⓘ |
| formerColonialPowerOfNeighboringTerritory | France ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
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Decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Cameroon
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surface form:
Cameroons
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| integratedInto |
Nigeria
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Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cameroon
|
| integratedPart |
Northern Cameroons
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Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons
|
| integrationDate |
1961-06-01
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1961-10-01 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Charter of the United Nations
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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
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surface form:
United Nations Trusteeship Council
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| partitionedInto |
Northern Cameroons
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Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons
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| plebisciteOrganizedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons
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| startDate | 1946-07-20 ⓘ |
| status | non-self-governing territory ⓘ |
| successor |
Cameroon
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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
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
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borderedBy
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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predecessor
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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predecessor
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons
this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
this entity surface form:
British Cameroon
this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
this entity surface form:
British Cameroons administration
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
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country
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
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location
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
British Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
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precededBy
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
British mandate over Cameroons
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
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precededBy
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
United Nations trusteeship over British Cameroons
West African Currency Board
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appliesToJurisdiction
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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this entity surface form:
British Cameroon