HAPPY NATIONAL DAY-Live stream and History of Cameroon's National day

O Cameroon thou cradle of our fathers....Land of promise, Land of Glory!

Here is a link to a live stream of the events https://www.prc.cm/fr/prc-tv-live-fr-stream and some history of Cameroon's National day. Enjoy the celebrations, send us some pictures and thoughts

Cameroon's National day is celebrated every year on 20th May. However, Cameroon does not have a single date of independence. This day commemorates the ending of the federal government of erstwhile Cameroon and creation of a unitary state by Ahmadou Ahidjo, the first ever President of Cameroon

French Cameroun, which was a United Nations Trust Territory, gained its independence on 1st January 1960. On 1st October 1961 the Southern Cameroons, which were held by the British, became a federated state with Cameroon from a Trusteeship administered by the British. The national government opted to choose 20th May as the National Day in order to mark the abolition of the federal government system and formation of a unitary state by the first President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. In 1972 the Union Nationale Camerounaise, led by Ahmadou Ahidjo, adopted the constitution of the United Republic of Cameroon. The constitution was later amended under Paul Biya's leadership and Cameroon received its present name.

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