Freely Expressed Wishes (13)
S1E11 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 11
May 20, the National Day of the Republic of Cameroun also represents a coup d'état that dismantled the federal government in favor of a unitary system of government in 1972. The Federation was the system of government that was agreed to, as a condition for Southern Cameroons joining the Republic of Cameroon in 1961.
S1E10 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
Written by Media TeamSeason 1 Episode 10
Following the creation of the Federation on October 1, 1961, Ahidjo switftly moved to override the Federal Constitution through un-ending State of Emergency declarations that would run through 1976 (15 years!). Under the guise of 'national unity', Ahidjo coerced the country to 'unify' under one national party leading to Ahidjo's decade of terror.
Coming September 2020
S1E9 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 9
The Foumban Constitutional Conference of July 1961 during which Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroun negotiated a federal constitution remains shrouded in mystery. It is mistakenly considered the first and final constitutional conference and one in which an agreement was signed.
Coming August 2020
S1E8 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 8
April 21, 1961 remains one of the most important dates in the history of Southern Cameroons, the date on which the United Nations adoped a resolution for the independence of Southern Cameroons.
Coming July 2020
S1E7 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 7
The results of the February 11th, 1961 plebiscite are often quoted as the freely expressed wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons. This episode peels back the onion and examines the plebiscite in more detail.
Coming May 2020
S1E6 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 6
1960 represents the United Kingdom's year of back-channel negotiations and covert chess-game moves, all designed to block Southern Cameroons from advocating the "3rd question" on the plebiscite: that of unconditional independence
S1E5 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 5
Southern Cameroons soul-searches for the 'two' questions that they must present at the 14th session of the UN General Assembly. Ultimately however, the wishes of the people are trumped by a maneuver that puts the territory on a perilous path.
Trailer - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Trailer
Movie trailer introducing the series on Southern Cameroons / Ambazonia
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S1E4 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 4
1959 marks a turning point in the history of the Cameroons, a year mired by gridlock at the UN and maneuvering by the Administering Authority to protect its interests at the expense of Southern Cameroons
S1E3 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 3
The years 1954-1958 witness the maturity of the political landscape in Southern Cameroons as it prepared towards achieving the objectives of Article 76b of the UN Charter.
S1E2 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 2
Debunking the myth that Southern Cameroons was poor, this episode delves into the finances and statistics of the territory prior to the big debates on its future.
S1E1 - Freely Expressed Wishes of the people of Southern Cameroons
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Season 1 Episode 1
A brief history of Southern Cameroons / Ambazonia from early 1900s to 1954, describing British and French mandate and trusteeship periods of administration under the League of Nations and the United Nations, the rise of a political class in the persons of Endeley, Mbile, Foncha, Muna, Kale and others, the journey through the Eastern Region of Nigeria to the creation of the first quasi-regional government of Southern Cameroons in Buea in 1954