Cameroon’s legacy of ethnic diversity dates back to 8,000 BCE with the migration of the Baka people into the country’s modern-day borders. By 200 BCE, an influx of Bantu-speaking tribes into the southern and eastern regions of the country had pushed the Bakas off the arable land and into the nearby forests. Meanwhile, Arabic and Hamitic migratory groups began to settle in the dry, arid north.
After World War II, when the country came under a UN trusteeship in 1946, self-government was granted, and the Cameroon People's Union emerged as the dominant party by campaigning for the reunification of French and British Cameroon and for independence. Accused of being under Communist control, the party waged a campaign of revolutionary terror from 1955 to 1958, when it was crushed. In British Cameroon, unification was also promoted by the leading party, the Kamerun National Democratic Party, led by John Foncha.
The southern ports of Cameroon were involved in the slave trade for over 400 years. Northern Cameroon was a constant battleground for the Kanem-Bornu in Chad. The north was also under the control of the Fulani Empire in Sokato, in what is now part of Nigeria.
After World War II, French Cameroon pressed for its independence. They finally achieved independence in 1960, using the flag of Northern Cameroon as the flag of Cameroon until later changing it. The current flag of Cameroon was adopted in 1975.
The banner of Cameroon shows the way that Cameroon was the second African nation to change their banner hues to the present day. The banner was outlined with three equivalent measured vertical pennants of green, red, and yellow. Green is on the hoist side of the banner. A five pointed yellow star sits amidst the red flag.
The green shows hope for the future and the rich vegetation particularly the Southern backwoods. The yellow is for the land and can mean the colossal savannas of the far north part of the nation. Yellow is for the sun as the wellspring of the country's joy. Red is the image of freedom and solidarity. The star is additionally said to be the star of solidarity for the nation is included British and French domains. The Flag Company Inc had some expertise in banner outlines offered an uncommon version of decals and banners to remember the banner history of Cameroon for the future generations.
After World War II, when the country came under a UN trusteeship in 1946, self-government was granted, and the Cameroon People's Union emerged as the dominant party by campaigning for the reunification of French and British Cameroon and for independence. Accused of being under Communist control, the party waged a campaign of revolutionary terror from 1955 to 1958, when it was crushed. In British Cameroon, unification was also promoted by the leading party, the Kamerun National Democratic Party, led by John Foncha.
The southern ports of Cameroon were involved in the slave trade for over 400 years. Northern Cameroon was a constant battleground for the Kanem-Bornu in Chad. The north was also under the control of the Fulani Empire in Sokato, in what is now part of Nigeria.
After World War II, French Cameroon pressed for its independence. They finally achieved independence in 1960, using the flag of Northern Cameroon as the flag of Cameroon until later changing it. The current flag of Cameroon was adopted in 1975.
The banner of Cameroon shows the way that Cameroon was the second African nation to change their banner hues to the present day. The banner was outlined with three equivalent measured vertical pennants of green, red, and yellow. Green is on the hoist side of the banner. A five pointed yellow star sits amidst the red flag.
The green shows hope for the future and the rich vegetation particularly the Southern backwoods. The yellow is for the land and can mean the colossal savannas of the far north part of the nation. Yellow is for the sun as the wellspring of the country's joy. Red is the image of freedom and solidarity. The star is additionally said to be the star of solidarity for the nation is included British and French domains. The Flag Company Inc had some expertise in banner outlines offered an uncommon version of decals and banners to remember the banner history of Cameroon for the future generations.
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