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 1982 onward

Events
DateEventEraSource
Ahmadou Ahidjo’s resignation and Paul Biya’s inaugurationThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
The 6 April 1984 coup attempt · ContestedThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Established media or researchCameroon Tribune
Launch of the Social Democratic Front in BamendaThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
December 1990 "Liberty Laws" and the legalisation of multiparty politicsThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
1992 disputed presidential election · ContestedThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
1996 Constitution and decentralisationThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
International Court of Justice ruling on BakassiThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Greentree Agreement on Nigeria’s withdrawal from BakassiThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Handover of the Bakassi peninsula to CameroonThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Boko Haram insurgency in the Far NorthThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Onset of the Anglophone crisis in the North-West and South-West · ContestedThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Major National Dialogue and the 2019 special statusThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Report of the joint Franco-Cameroonian historians’ commissionThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Established media or researchJeune Afrique (Cameroon)
2025 disputed presidential election · ContestedThe Renouveau era (since 1982)
Official sourceConstitutional Council