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Cameroon's Reunification Monument is a national monument in Yaoundé commemorating the 1961 union of the French-administered Republic of Cameroon with British-administered Southern Cameroons. Constructed in the 1970s, it stands as a public reminder of the postcolonial formation of the Cameroonian state and is of interest to visitors studying the country's political history, memory and civic architecture. [Explore VC](https://www.explore-vc.org/en/objects/the-reunification-monument.html)
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What does Cameroon's Reunification Monument commemorate?
The monument commemorates the 1961 union of the French-administered Republic of Cameroon with British-administered Southern Cameroons. It represents the postcolonial formation of the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
Where is the Reunification Monument located?
Cameroon's Reunification Monument stands in Yaoundé, the country's capital. It functions as a public national monument rather than a private memorial.
When was the Reunification Monument built?
The monument was constructed in the 1970s. Its date places it in the period after the 1961 reunification that it was created to remember.
Why was Cameroon divided between French and British administration?
The territory was governed through separate French and British colonial administrations after the First World War. The 1961 union brought the Republic of Cameroon and Southern Cameroons together in a new political arrangement.
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