Declaration
Ambazonia Declaration, 2017
Separatists proclaimed an independent Federal Republic of Ambazonia, shifting from federalism demands to independence and armed struggle.
What happened
On 1 October 2017, separatists declared the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, marking a shift from federalism demands to independence and armed struggle.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: On 1 October 2017, separatist leaders proclaimed the independence of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia in Cameroon's North West and South West regions; this declaration marked a shift in which civil-society actors were replaced by political and armed actors, autonomy demands were superseded by calls for outright independence, and armed struggle became a central strategy of the movement.
- 2016-17 Cameroonian protests (Wikipedia) link, Ambazonia Declaration section. Source record