The Gendarmerie, (In-)Security and Popular Reaction in West Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon 1961–1964

The presence and activities of the Gendarmerie is as old as French influence in Africa. Since the re-birth of multi-party politics during the 1990s in Cameroon, the military crackdown in erstwhile West Cameroon rekindled old memories of Gendarmerie brutality and popular reaction. As a paramilitary f...

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Main Authors: Walter Gam Nkwi, Henry Kam Kah, Martin Sango Ndeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hradec Králové 2016-12-01
Series:Modern Africa
Online Access:http://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/36