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The future of the Southern Cameroons was decided during a debate at the United Nations General Assembly on 21 April 1961. This debate led to UN General Assembly Resolution 1608 (XV), which provided the international legal basis for ending trusteeship in the territory. By Edwards Nyamkah, Victoria, Ambazonia Both French Cameroun and British Southern Cameroons
Par Celeste Maddox The Independentist (Partie 1) Hier, l’un de nous a réagi à une publication qui demandait : « Que s’est-il passé avec la première fédération ? » Cette réflexion a croisé mes propres pensées sur la question. J’ai promis d’apporter davantage de détails, car l’affaire de Foumban est centrale à notre cause. J’avais
At the 849th meeting of the Fourth Committee on 25 February 1959, Mr. Ahidjo declared: “We are not annexationists. If our brothers of the British zone wish to unite with independent Cameroun, we are ready to discuss the matter with them, but we will do so on a footing of equality.” By Celeste Maddox Before
The passing of Law No. 24/61 and Ahidjo’s repeated statements leave no doubt: no federation was ever formed between LRC and the British Southern Cameroons. Before 1 October 1961, LRC had already transformed itself into a so-called “federal” state — unilaterally. By Celeste Maddox Even with the illegality of the Foumban meeting, no agreement was
After the plebiscite of February 1961 and the UN vote for Southern Cameroons independence, the United Nations recommended a tripartite conference to determine the terms of association between the British Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroun. By Celeste Maddox Yesterday, one of us reacted to a post that asked: “What happened to the first
Les paroles d’Ahidjo n’étaient pas de simples slogans politiques. Elles furent prononcées à maintes reprises devant les Nations Unies, consignées dans les archives officielles, et servirent de base à la décision d’un peuple sur son avenir. En droit international, de telles assurances portent un poids moral et politique. Par la Rédaction de The Independentist À
Ahidjo’s words were not empty campaign slogans. They were repeated before the United Nations, captured in official records, and relied upon by a people making the most important decision of their history. In international law, such assurances carry moral and political weight. By The Independentist Editorial Desk In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the
Le général Charles de Gaulle, architecte de la Ve République française, fut également l’architecte de la nouvelle politique africaine de la France. Il comprit que la domination coloniale directe était devenue intenable face aux vagues de décolonisation et à la montée des mouvements nationalistes. Par la Rédaction de The Independentist Introduction L’héritage du colonialisme français
Ambazonia, was not meant to be part of this system. As a British-administered UN trust territory, its people were entitled to independence in 1961 under United Nations Resolution 1608. By The Independentist Editorial Desk Introduction The legacy of French colonialism in Africa cannot be understood merely in terms of the past. Through the Accords de
Le Cameroun méridional et la LRC sont tous deux arrivés à Foumban comme égaux : deux peuples, deux gouvernements, deux territoires. Il n’a jamais appartenu à la LRC de décider qui représentait le Cameroun méridional. Par le desk éditoriale The Independentist À tous ceux qui mendient encore pour appartenir à la République du Cameroun.Soyons clairs
