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🇨🇲 National Day in Cameroon
Also known as: Fête Nationale
Unification of Cameroon
Date in Cameroon
March 12
Instituted1972
Celebrates the independence of Mauritius from the UK in 1968.
Commemorates when Cameroon replaced its federal structure with a unitary state in 1972
How National Day is observed in Cameroon
Historical significance
Marks the abolition of the federal system in favor of a united republic in 1972.
Public life in Cameroon
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian