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has gloss | eng: National Day is a holiday in Cameroon celebarated on 20 May. Cameroon has no single date of independence. The United Nations Trust Territory known as French Cameroun achieved independence from France on 1 January 1960, and British Southern Cameroons changed status from a Trusteeship under British administration to a federated state within Cameroon on 1 October 1961. The government chose 20 May as Cameroons National Day to commemorate President Ahmadou Ahidjos abolishment of the federal system of government and creation of a unitary state in 1972. |
lexicalization | eng: National Day |
instance of | c/May observances |
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