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.
Aliases (4)
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 NERFINISHED → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| borderedBy |
French Cameroons
NERFINISHED
→
Nigeria → |
| capital |
Buea
NERFINISHED
→
|
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| currency |
Nigerian pound
→
|
| decolonizationProcess |
UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961
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|
| endDate |
1961-06-01
→
1961-10-01 → |
| formerColonialPowerOfNeighboringTerritory |
France
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|
| historicalEra |
Cold War
→
Decolonization of Africa → |
| historicalRegion |
Cameroons
NERFINISHED
→
|
| integratedInto |
Nigeria
→
Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED → |
| integratedPart |
Northern Cameroons
→
Southern Cameroons NERFINISHED → |
| integrationDate |
1961-06-01
→
1961-10-01 → |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Charter
→
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement → |
| locatedIn |
West Africa
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|
| neighboringEntity |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
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|
| officialLanguage |
English
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|
| oversightBy |
United Nations Trusteeship Council
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|
| partitionedInto |
Northern Cameroons
→
Southern Cameroons → |
| plebisciteOrganizedBy |
United Nations
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|
| predecessor |
British Cameroons
→
League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons → |
| startDate |
1946-07-20
→
|
| status |
non-self-governing territory
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|
| successor |
Federal Republic of Cameroon
NERFINISHED
→
Federal Republic of Nigeria → Nigeria → Northern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED → Republic of Cameroon NERFINISHED → West Cameroon NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
("British Cameroons")
→
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration ("League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons") → |
predecessor |
|
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
("British Cameroons")
→
|
borderedBy |
|
United Nations Trusteeship Council
→
|
supervised |