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The Cameroon war
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- Book Synopsis
- According to conventional wisdom, France's empire in sub- Saharan Africa ended peacefully. But this book tells a different story. The shocking violence of a secret war roiled Cameroon in the 1950s and '60s. A mass movement for self-determination had emerged under the leadership of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC), and France responded with brutal repression. As in Algeria, French forces waged a bloody counterinsurgency campaign. They eventually eradicated the opposition and installed a client dictatorship in the capital, Yaound�. With the world focused on the Algerian bloodbath, the conflict in Cameroon received little attention at the time. Its devastating aftermath - and tens of thousands of victims - were intentionally obscured by French authorities and their local collaborators. The Cameroon War uncovers this hidden history. It illuminates a forgotten struggle for decolonisation at the origin of neocolonial rule in Francophone Africa, a story that is still unfolding today.
- About The Author
- Thomas Deltombe is an editor and journalist who writes widely for the French press.
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- ISBN
- 9781788733762
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Verso, (29 July 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 184
- Weight
- 182.6 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 140 x 12.2 mm
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