Talk:History of Cameroon

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Contents 1 Cameroon(s) 2 History category 3 1911 4 Colonialism 5 Merge?

[edit] Cameroon(s)

Recent edits have changed the name of the French colony to "French Cameroons" and the British one to "British Cameroons". It's my understanding that the plural form was only used because there were two Cameroon colonies. This means there was French Cameroon and British Cameroon, but two Cameroons in total. Not so? —BrianSmithson 20:09, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

I've seen all forms, almost as if the people involved weren't clear about singular/plural. See Cameroons for examples on postage stamps used only in the British part for instance. My best guess is that it originally referred to an aggregate of smaller tribal territories, and later there was an effort to standardize on the singular. Stan 20:23, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] History category

Can someone explain why people are trying to remove Category:History by country? — BrianSmithson 16:17, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Have a look at that page. There is no point have Category:History of Cameroon and History of Cameroon both inside Category:History by country. This is especially important since the page is right on the border of having everything in 0ne page. If this makes sense can we please remove Category:History by country from this page. - SimonLyall 05:15, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Oh, okay. I see what you mean now. Yeah, the article should not be in both the parent category and the daughter category at the same time. Sorry for the misunderstanding. — BrianSmithson 16:58, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1911

What happened with the German and French in 1911? Map shows something but text has no mention. Rmhermen 15:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colonialism

I am again disputing the neutrality of Christchurch's additions. Of course the colonials felt that their efforts in Cameroon were doing good. But if we present only their opinions, with no mention of the native rebellions, the conquest by force, the use of forced labor, the taking of Cameroonian concubines, the destruction of native power structures . . . we have a very biased view of history. I've inserted a {{NPOV}} template until I have had a chance to add information on the problems the Germans and British caused. The French too, but Christchurch hasn't added anything positive about them. — BrianSmithson 22:36, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

No merge should be necessary. The article on Kamerun can very easily be expanded to discuss the colonial history under Germany. The fact that it's a stub now doesn't change the fact that it should be longer and its own article. — Brian (talk) 22:20, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Agree. --Victor falk 13:10, 13 September 2007 (UTC)