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Yokadouma is a town and Catholic bishopric in eastern Cameroon, lying near the border with the Central African Republic. It was an early French administrative centre.
During the colonial period, Yokadouma was the centre for a widespread but ill-fated immunisation campaign against sleeping sickness, known as 'lomidinisation'. The administration of the drug had little preventative benefit and in many cases the colonial doctors cut corners. In one incident on November 15, 1954, known as the "accident of Yokadouma", the French doctor misadministered the drug to such an extent that more than 300 people contracted gangrene and 32 more died. It has been described as "one of the most violent medical catastrophes in African history."
Its Cathédrale Marie Reine de la Paix, dedicated in 2010 to Our Lady Queen of Peace, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma (founded 1991).

















See also


Communes of Cameroon




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Katedral Yokadouma
• Keuskupan Yokadouma
• Keuskupan Agung Bertoua
• Gereja Katolik di Kamerun
• Daftar katedral di Kamerun
• Daftar keuskupan di Kamerun
• Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (tabel)
• Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (alfabetis)
• Yokadouma
• East Region (Cameroon)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokadouma
• Catholic Church in Cameroon
• List of municipalities of Cameroon
• Cameroon Armed Forces
• David Dacko
• Bay duiker
• Mpumpong language
• List of Catholic dioceses in Cameroon