The 20th of May
I will not try to fake my way through the complete history of Cameroon, but yesterday, the 20th of May was a national holiday, National Day in fact. It was signified by an air show on the 19th, a large parade on the 20th, conferring of honors, and at least one presidential gala I have heard of. Kind of a big deal. But why May 20th.
Well, Cameroon doesn’t have a single independence day due to its fragmented colonization with Germany, Britain and France all playing parts. But the 20th of May was chosen, so I have read, in honor of the act of abolishing the previous federal government by president Ahmadou Ahidjo signaling the reunification of the anglophone and francophone portions of the nation. A person well-versed in the history of Cameroon might point out that this is an over-simplification, but I figure this suits our purposes for the blog. Happy National Day!
