• Source: West Cameroon

West Cameroon (French: Cameroun occidental) was a federated state within the Federal Republic of Cameroon that existed between 1961 and 1972. It was formed on 1 October 1961 when the formerly British-administered Southern Cameroons was integrated into the Republic of Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon and abolished on 2 June 1972 when Cameroon became a unitary state. The region now falls within the Northwest Region and Southwest region of Cameroon.




History



The German Empire established the Kamerun protectorate in August 1884. At the conclusion of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles divided German Kamerun between France and the United Kingdom, with what would become West Cameroon becoming the southern region of British administered Cameroon.
As part of the process of decolonization, voters were asked in a referendum held in 1961 whether they wished to join either Nigeria or Cameroon. With a majority opting to join Cameroon, the British administered Southern Cameroons were integrated into the Republic of Cameroon, which had gained independence from France in the previous year, to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. West Cameroon was to enjoy autonomy within the federation, with its own legislature and regional government.
Following a referendum held on 20 May 1972, a new constitution came to effect on 2 June 1972, which reconstituted Cameroon as a unitary state. West Cameroon was abolished and replaced by two regions, the Northwest Region and Southwest region.
A nationalist movement, which seeks to establish an independent state, to be known as Ambazonia, exists in the region resulting in an armed conflict breaking out in 2017.




Governance


The constitution of West Cameroon gave the region its own legislature, regional government led by a prime minister, civil service and police force. The federal constitution gave the institutions of West Cameroon executive and legislative competence in all areas not specifically reserved for the federal government.




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Executive authority was vested in an Executive Council (cabinet) consisting of between 7 and 11 Ministers led by a Prime Minister.

Prime Ministers

Cabinets













= Legislative

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The legislature of West Cameroon was bicameral, consisting of a 37-member House of Assembly as the lower chamber and a House of Chiefs as the upper chamber.

Speakers of the House of Assembly




See also


East Cameroon




References






Sources


DeLancey, Mark W., and Mark Dike DeLancey (2000): Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press.




External links


Constitution of West Cameroon

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