History

An interactive timeline from precolonial Cameroon to today: seven eras, their events, and the places and people tied to them. On topics that are debated, Camerpedia presents several sourced readings rather than a single version.

Events

Events from 1955 to 1972

Events
Date	Event	Era	Source
May 1955 – January 1971	UPC insurrection and the war in the Bassa and Bamileke regions · Contested	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
18 February 1958	Ahmadou Ahidjo becomes Prime Minister as Cameroon gains internal autonomy	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
13 September 1958	Death of Ruben Um Nyobè, secretary-general of the UPC	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
1 January 1960	Independence of Cameroon	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
11 February 1961 – 12 February 1961	1961 plebiscite in the British-administered Cameroons · Contested	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
17 July 1961 – 1 October 1961	Foumban conference and the reunification of Cameroon	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
1 September 1966	Formation of the single party, the Cameroon National Union (CNU)	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
20 May 1972	1972 referendum and the creation of the unitary state · Contested	Independence and reunification	Official sourceUNESCO – General History of Africa
2 June 1972	Proclamation of the United Republic of Cameroon	United Republic of Cameroon	Official sourceNational Assembly of Cameroon