Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
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The Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration was a former United Nations trust territory in West Africa governed by Britain after World War II until its eventual partition and integration into Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T740234 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration Context triple: [United Nations Trusteeship Council, supervised, Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration]
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Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
The Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration was a former United Nations trust territory in Central Africa governed by France after World War II until its transition to independence as part of modern Cameroon.
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Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
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Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
The Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration was a former United Nations trust territory in the Pacific, governed by Australia after World War II until its integration into the independent state of Papua New Guinea.
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French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
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British Solomon Islands Protectorate
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was a former British colonial territory in the South Pacific that encompassed most of the Solomon Islands from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the modern state of Solomon Islands in 1978.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration Target entity description: The Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration was a former United Nations trust territory in West Africa governed by Britain after World War II until its eventual partition and integration into Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon.
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A.
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
The Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration was a former United Nations trust territory in Central Africa governed by France after World War II until its transition to independence as part of modern Cameroon.
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B.
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
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C.
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
The Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration was a former United Nations trust territory in the Pacific, governed by Australia after World War II until its integration into the independent state of Papua New Guinea.
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French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in central Africa that served as an important political and military base for Free French forces during World War II.
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British Solomon Islands Protectorate
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was a former British colonial territory in the South Pacific that encompassed most of the Solomon Islands from the late 19th century until it gained independence as the modern state of Solomon Islands in 1978.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations trust territory
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United Nations trust territory ⓘ United Nations trust territory ⓘ former British-administered territory ⓘ former British-administered territory ⓘ former British-administered territory ⓘ former colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
British Empire
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration
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surface form:
French Cameroons
Nigeria ⓘ |
| capital | Buea ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian pound ⓘ |
| decolonizationProcess | UN-supervised plebiscites of 1961 ⓘ |
| endDate |
1961-06-01
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1961-10-01 ⓘ |
| formerColonialPowerOfNeighboringTerritory | France ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
Decolonization of Africa ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Cameroon
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surface form:
Cameroons
|
| integratedInto |
Nigeria
ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cameroon
|
| integratedPart |
Northern Cameroons
ⓘ
Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons
|
| integrationDate |
1961-06-01
ⓘ
1961-10-01 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Charter of the United Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement
|
| locatedIn | West Africa ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity | Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Trusteeship Council
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surface form:
United Nations Trusteeship Council
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| partitionedInto |
Northern Cameroons
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Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Cameroons
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| plebisciteOrganizedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British Cameroons
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations mandate of British Cameroons
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| startDate | 1946-07-20 ⓘ |
| status | non-self-governing territory ⓘ |
| successor |
Cameroon
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Cameroon
Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria ⓘ Northern Region of Nigeria ⓘ Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Cameroon
Southern Cameroon ⓘ
surface form:
West Cameroon
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Subject: Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration Description of subject: The Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration was a former United Nations trust territory in West Africa governed by Britain after World War II until its eventual partition and integration into Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon.
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