Historical country records
Cameroon historical timeline
Cameroon
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 14 Jul 1884 | German protectorate | Leaders |
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| 15 Jun 1896 | German crown land (from 1 Jan 1901 named Cameroon) | Leaders |
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| 20 Feb 1916 | French and British occupation | Leaders |
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| 28 Jun 1919 | division into French and British Cameroons, the latter administered from Nigeria | Leaders |
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| 20 Jul 1922 | League of Nations mandates | Leaders |
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| 13 Dec 1946 | United Nations trust territories | Leaders |
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| 1 Jan 1960 | French Cameroons independent as Republic of Cameroon | Leaders |
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| 1 Oct 1961 | Federal Republic of Cameroon after unification with southern part of British Cameroons (northern part united with Nigeria 1 Jun 1961) | Leaders |
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| 2 Jun 1972 | United Republic of Cameroon | Leaders |
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| 4 Feb 1984 | Republic of Cameroon | Leaders |
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German Cameroon
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 14 Jul 1884 - 19 Jul 1884 | Gustav Nachtigal | Commissioners |
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| 19 Jul 1884 - 1 Apr 1885 | Maximilian Buchner (acting) | Commissioners |
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| 1 Apr 1885 - 4 Jul 1885 | Eduard von Knorr (acting) | Commissioners |
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| 4 Jul 1885 - 14 Feb 1891 | Julius Freiherr von Soden | Governors |
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| 15 Apr 1891 - 13 Aug 1895 | Eugen von Zimmerer | Governors |
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| 13 Aug 1895 - 9 May 1907 | Jesco von Puttkamer | Governors |
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| 9 May 1907 - 27 Aug 1910 | Theodor Seitz | Governors |
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| 28 Aug 1910 - 29 Jan 1912 | Otto Gleim | Governors |
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| 29 Jan 1912 - 4 Mar 1916 | Karl Ebermaier | Governors |
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British Cameroons
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1919 - 1949 | ... | Special Residents |
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| 1949 - 1 Oct 1954 | Edward John Gibbons | Special Residents |
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| 1 Oct 1954 - 1956 | Edward John Gibbons | Commissioners |
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| 1956 - 1 Oct 1961 | John Osbaldiston Field | Commissioners |
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| 1 Oct 1954 - 1 Feb 1959 | Emmanuel Endeley | Premiers |
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| 1 Feb 1959 - 1 Oct 1961 | John Ngu Foncha | Premiers |
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French Cameroons
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 7 Apr 1916 - 8 Oct 1916 | Joseph Gauderique Aymerich | Administrators |
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| 8 Oct 1916 - 1919 | Lucien Fourneau | Administrators |
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| 6 Mar 1919 - Mar 1923 | Jules Carde | Commissioners |
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| Sep 1920 - Jun 1921 | Auguste François Bonnecarrère | Commissioners |
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| Mar 1923 - 29 Apr 1923 | Albéric Fournier (acting) | Commissioners |
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| 29 Apr 1923 - Jun 1932 | Théodore Paul Marchand | Commissioners |
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| 31 Aug 1932 - 7 Jul 1934 | Auguste François Bonnecarrère | Commissioners |
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| 7 Jul 1934 - 1936 | Jules Repiquet | Commissioners |
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| 1936 - Jan 1937 | Gaston Camille Guibet (acting) | Commissioners |
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| Jan 1937 - 16 Nov 1938 | Pierre Boisson | Commissioners |
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| 16 Nov 1938 - 27 Aug 1940 | Richard Brunot | Commissioners |
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| 27 Aug 1940 - 20 Nov 1940 | Jacques Philippe Leclerc | Governors |
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| 20 Nov 1940 - 20 Jul 1943 | Pierre Charles Cournarie | Governors |
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| 20 Jul 1943 - 15 Nov 1944 | Hubert Eugène Paul Carras | Governors |
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| 15 Nov 1944 - 16 Jan 1946 | Henri Pierre Nicolas | Governors |
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| 16 Jan 1946 - 16 Mar 1946 | Adrien Léger (acting) | Governors |
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| 16 Mar 1946 - 25 Mar 1947 | Robert Delavignette | High commissioners |
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| 25 Mar 1947 - Apr 1947 | Robert Casimir (1st time) (acting) | High commissioners |
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| Apr 1947 - 7 Jul 1949 | René Hoffherr | High commissioners |
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| 7 Jul 1949 - 10 Jan 1950 | Robert Casimir (2nd time) (acting) | High commissioners |
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| 10 Jan 1950 - 2 Dec 1954 | André Soucadaux | High commissioners |
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| 2 Dec 1954 - 17 Apr 1956 | Roland Pré | High commissioners |
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| 17 Apr 1956 - 29 Jan 1958 | Pierre Messmer | High commissioners |
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| 29 Jan 1958 - 19 Feb 1958 | Jean Ramadier | High commissioners |
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| 19 Feb 1958 - 1 Jan 1960 | Xavier Torre | High commissioners |
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| 16 May 1957 - 18 Feb 1958 | André-Marie Mbida | Prime ministers |
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| 18 Feb 1958 - 1 Jan 1960 | Ahmadou Ahidjo | Prime ministers |
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Cameroon
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1 Jan 1960 - 6 Nov 1982 | Ahmadou Ahidjo | Presidents |
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| 6 Nov 1982 - | Paul Biya | Presidents |
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| 1 Jan 1960 - 5 May 1960 | Ahmadou Ahidjo | Prime ministers |
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| 15 May 1960 - 1 Oct 1961 | Charles Assalé | Prime ministers |
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| 1 Oct 1961 - 19 Jun 1965 | Charles Assalé | Prime ministers of East Cameroon |
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| 19 Jun 1965 - 20 Nov 1965 | Vincent de Paul Ahanda | Prime ministers of East Cameroon |
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| 20 Nov 1965 - 2 Jun 1972 | Simon Pierre Tchoungui | Prime ministers of East Cameroon |
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| 1 Oct 1961 - 13 May 1965 | John Ngu Foncha | Prime ministers of West Cameroon |
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| 13 May 1965 - 11 Jan 1968 | Augustine Ngom Jua | Prime ministers of West Cameroon |
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| 11 Jan 1968 - 2 Jun 1972 | Salomon Tandeng Muna | Prime ministers of West Cameroon |
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| 30 Jun 1975 - 6 Nov 1982 | Paul Biya | Prime ministers |
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| 6 Nov 1982 - 22 Aug 1983 | Bello Bouba Maigari | Prime ministers |
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| 22 Aug 1983 - 25 Jan 1984 | Luc Ayang | Prime ministers |
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| 26 Apr 1991 - 9 Apr 1992 | Sadou Hayatou | Prime ministers |
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| 9 Apr 1992 - 19 Sep 1996 | Simon Achidi Achu | Prime ministers |
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| 19 Sep 1996 - 8 Dec 2004 | Peter Mafany Musonge | Prime ministers |
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| 8 Dec 2004 - | Ephraïm Inoni | Prime ministers |
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