Cameroon: Polity Style: 1960-2024 |
| 13 Dec 1946 |
part of the Cameroons lying to the east of the boudary defined by the Franco-British declaration of 10 Jul 1919 is organised as a United Nations trust territory under the name of the Cameroons in accordance with a trusteeship agreement approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 Dec 1946, the government of France is designated as the Administering Authority for the Cameroons by Art. 2 of the Trusteeship Agreement (Official Records of the General Assembly, 1st session, Part 2, Resolutions, p. 122) |
| 15 May 1957 |
autonomous state (UN trusteeship retained) |
| 15 May 1957 - 1 Jan 1960 |
État du Cameroun [1] |
| 1 Jan 1960 |
Cameroon acceded to independence upon the termination of the Trusteeship Agreement of 13 Dec 1946 in respect of Cameroon in accordance with resolution 1349 (XIII) passed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 Mar 1959, effective 1 Jan 1960 (Official Records of the General Assembly, 13th session, Resolutions and Decisions, pp. 1-2) |
| 1 Jan 1960 - 1 Oct 1961 |
République du Cameroun |
| 1 Oct 1961 - 2 Jun 1972 |
République fédérale du Cameroun = Federal Republic of Cameroon |
| 2 Jun 1972 - 4 Feb 1984 |
République unie du Cameroun = United Republic of Cameroon |
| 4 Feb 1984 - |
République du Cameroun = Republic of Cameroon |
