Ambazonia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amba Land, Federal Republic of Ambazonia, Republic of Ambazonia
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ambazonia is referenced by 158 other articles, and connects out to Cameroon, government-in-exile and British Cameroons.
It sits within the topics Ambazonia, Former British protectorates and Independence movements.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Federal Republic of Ambazonia
- Population
- 8000000
- Area
- 42710
- Official website
- ambazoniagov.org
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- Commons category
- Ambazonia
- inception
- 2017-10-01
- native label
- Federal Republic of Ambazonia
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology and terminology
- Origins
- Colonial contest in the region
- 1961 referendum
- Southern Cameroons National Council
- Protests and Anglophone Crisis
- Separatist forces
- Interim government and exile groups
- Media
- Rebel groups
- Language
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The flag of Ambazonia, used by separatists since 1999 thumb |Territory (colored red) within Cameroon claimed by separatists, corresponding to the country's Northwest Region and Southwest Region Ambazonia, alternatively the Federal Republic of Ambazonia or the State of Ambazonia, is a political entity proclaimed by Anglophone separatists seeking independence from Cameroon. The separatists claim that Ambazonia should consist of the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon. Since 2017, Ambazonian rebels have engaged in armed conflict with the Cameroonian military, in what is known as the Anglophone Crisis, and have attempted to set up governments-in-exile, and supportive militias have exerted control over parts of the claimed territory. No country has recognized Ambazonia's existence as of 2026.
Until 1961, the territory of these regions was the southern part of a British trust territory, British Cameroon while the rest of Cameroon was a French trust territory, French Cameroon. At independence, a plebiscite was held, and voters in Southern Cameroons opted to join Cameroon as a constituent state of a federal republic. Over time, the power of the central government, dominated by Francophones, expanded at the expense of the region's autonomy. Many inhabitants identify as Anglophones and resent what they perceive as discrimination and efforts to eliminate Anglophone legal, administrative, educational, and cultural institutions by the Cameroonian government.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ambazonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.