Judul ieu sakumaha disebutkeun dinaConstitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Pasal X. Vérsi basa Perancisna kadang disebut "Chant de Ralliement", sakumaha dinaNational Anthems of the World, jeung vérsi basa Inggrisna "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", sakumaha dina DeLancey jeung DeLancey 61.
Padumuk awal ti wewengkon ieu kaasupPaadaban Sao di sabundereunDano Chad jeung pamoro-pangumpulBaka dina leuweung hujan tenggara. Panjelajah Portugis nepi ka basisirna dina abad ka-15 jeung méré ngaran wewengkon étaRio dos Camarões ("Walungan Hurang"), ngaran ti mana dibeunangkeun ngaranKamerun. TentaraFula[5] ngadegkeunEmirat Adamawa di beulah kalér dina abad ka-19, jeung rupa-rupa grup étnis ti kulon jeung kalér-kulon ngadegkeun séké-séké jeungkafonan. Kamerun jadijajahan Jérman dina 1884.
Sanggeus Perand Dunya I, wewengkon ieu dibagi antaraPerancis jeungBritania salakumandat Liga Bangsa-Bangsa. Partéy pulitikUnion des Populations du Cameroun ngadukung kamerdikaan tapi teu disahkeun ku Perancis dina 1950-an. Dina 1960, Perancis ngadministradi sabagian Kamerun jadi merdika salaku Républik Kamerun dina PrésidénAhmadou Ahidjo.Bagian kidulna, Kamerun Britania, ngagabung dina 1961 pikeun ngawangunRépublik Féderal Kamerun. Nagara ieu diganti ngaranna kanaRépublik Kahijian Kamerun dina 1972 sarta teras Républik Kamerun dina 1984.
Dibandingkeun nagara Afrika lianna, Kamerun miboga stabilitas pulitis jeung sosial nu rélatif luhur. Hal ieu ngidinkeun kamekaran tatanén, jalan, rél, jeung industri ageung minyak bumi sarta kai. Tapi, raloba urang Kamerun anu miskin salaku patani. Kakawasaan aya dina présidénotoritér ti 1982,Paul Biya, jeung partéyna,Pagerakan Démokratik Urang Kamerun.
Konstitusi ngabagi Kamerun kana 10 région semi-otonom, masing-masing dina administrasiDéwan Régional. Dekrét présidénsial 12 Nopémber 2008 resmi nyarankeun parobihan ti propinsi ka région.[6] Région-régionna dibagi deui kana (total) 58 divisi (départements). Divisi-divisina salajengna dibagi deui kana sub-divisi (arrondissements).
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