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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791424603321

Autore

Percival John

Titolo

The 1961 Cameroon plebiscite [[electronic resource] ] : choice or betrayal / / John Percival ; edited by Lalage Neal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Pub. Common Initiative Group, c2008

ISBN

1-283-19841-X

9956-716-68-5

9786613198419

9956-716-80-4

9956-615-79-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

NealLalage

Disciplina

328.2671109046

Soggetti

Plebiscite - Cameroon - History

Cameroon Politics and government 1960-1982

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes appendix: The two alternatives.

Nota di contenuto

Plebiscite -- Enlightenment -- Aghem -- Registration -- More enlightenment -- Revision -- Polling day --  Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The Two Alternatives.

Sommario/riassunto

The United Nations-organised plebiscite on 11 February 1961 was one of the most significant events in the history of the southern and northern parts of the British-administered trust territory in Cameroon. John Percival was sent by the then Colonial Office as part of the team to oversee the process. This book captures the story of the plebiscite in all its dimensions and intricacies and celebrates the author's admiration for things African through a series of reminiscences of what life was like in the 1960's, both for the Africans themselves and for John Percival as a very young man. The complete...