De „Rio dos Camaroes” à l’avènement du Cameroun: Le rôle de Douala dans le processus de naissance de l’état du Cameroun
From „Rio dos Camaroes” to the Rise of Cameroon: The Role of Douala in the Birth Process of the State of Cameroon

Summary/Abstract: Town with a great historical past, Douala was an important centre for the commercial transactions and for various interactions between the people living along the banks of Wouri river and the Europeans, throughout the XIX-th century. Germans will sign with Duala populations an extremely discussed treaty, whose application allowed the introduction of German protectorate in 1884 and the birth of “Kamerun”, transformed by the French into “Cameroun”, shortly after the First World War and the departure of Germans. Epicentre of the exchanges, Douala was also the main door for the entry the Judeo-Christian civilization to Cameroun and the major place where the colonial order and its abuses were questioned. This important city gave rise to the U.P.C., which was the head of the long bloody war of liberation started in 1955, which led to the independence of Cameroun in 1960.

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