Cameroon History
*CAMEROON HISTORY* *Population Movements* : *Summary* *Definition* Population Movements, or migrations, were the massive displacements of ethnic groups from one geographical area to another. People migrated for one reason or another which could be political, economic, social, or natural, and these movements had impacts on the people as explained under. *I. Causes/reasons/motives/factors of population movements* (account for population movements) *1. Political causes* One of the political causes of the 19th century migrations in Cameroon was intertribal wars. These were wars which opposed several ethnic groups to each other, causing the weaker ones to migrate in search of peace. Also, succession disputes (dynastic quarrels) led to population movements in Cameroon in the 19th century. This was the case where a fon died without leaving his successor. A good example was that of Bali, whose fon, Gawolbe, did not leave a successor before his death. This led t...











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