Cameroon - Notable Historical Events
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Cameroon - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1871-11-06 |
Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa |
1875-11-02 |
Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast |
1884-07-05 |
German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon |
1885-05-19 |
German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon & Togoland |
1915-06-10 |
British/French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon |
1916-01-28 |
German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain & France |
1940-08-28 |
French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle |
1957-05-10 |
1st meeting of legislative of Cameroon |
1960-01-01 |
Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France |
1961-10-01 |
East & West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon |
1972-05-20 |
Cameroon adopts its constitution |
1972-05-20 |
Republic of Cameroon declared as constitution is ratified |
1977-05-09 |
Mabel Murphy Smythe confirmed as ambassador to Rep of Cameroon |
1984-04-06 |
Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya. |
1986-08-21 |
Lake Nios Volcano in Cameroon kills 1,746 |
1986-08-21 |
Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 2,000 |
1986-08-22 |
Gas from Volcano Chamberoen kills 1,734 (Cameroon) |
1986-08-23 |
Vrijkomend vulkaangas kills 1500 people in Nyos-more, Cameroon |
1990-06-18 |
1st ever lose for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0 |
1990-12-01 |
Hissène Habré of Chad flees to Cameroon |
2007-05-05 |
Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon. |
2015-11-21 |
Cameroon: At least 6 killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide bombings |
2015-11-29 |
11 killed in two Boko Haram attacks in Cameroon |
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Cameroon - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1844-07-01 |
Verney L Cameroon, English explorer (Tanganyika) |
1867-02-26 |
Siegfried Passarge, German geographer (Cameroon/So Afr/America) |
1933-02-13 |
Paul Biya, president of Cameroon (1982- ) |
1946-03-06 |
Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, Cameroon, astronaut (STS 18) |
1948-03-24 |
Volker Finke, Group A: Mexico vs Cameroon |
1961-06-02 |
John Cameroon, guitarist (Claw Boys Claw) |
1978-12-20 |
Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer |
1979-07-10 |
Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer |
1980-04-02 |
Carlos Salcido, Group A: Mexico vs Cameroon |
1981-03-10 |
Samuel Eto'o, Group A: Mexico vs Cameroon |
1981-05-04 |
Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer |
1983-02-25 |
Eduardo, Cameroon - Croatia |
1987-9-09 |
Alex Song, Group A: Mexico vs Cameroon |
Cameroon - Notable Weddings
Cameroon - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1984-03-02 |
Tennis player Yannick Noah (23) weds beauty queen Cecilia Rodhe (22) in Cameroon |
Cameroon - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1914-08-30 |
Adrian H Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26 |
2003-06-26 |
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (b. 1975) |
