British Cameroons referendum, 1961

A referendum was held in British Cameroons on 11 February 1961 to determine whether the territory should join neighbouring Cameroon or Nigeria. The option of independence having been opposed by Andrew Cohen, the UK representative to the UN Trusteeship Council, it was not presented as an option. Ultimately the Muslim-majority Northern Cameroons saw a majority of 60% in favour of joining Nigeria, whilst the Christian-majority Southern Cameroons saw 70.5% in favour of integration with Cameroon.^[1] Northern Cameroon officially became part of Nigeria on 1 June, whilst Southern Cameroons became part of Cameroon on 1 October.

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Elections and referendums in Cameroon Presidential elections 1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 Parliamentary elections 1964 1970 1973 1978 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013 Pre-union elections French Cameroon: 1946 (Mar) 1946 (Dec) 1952 1956 1960 British Cameroons: 1954 1957 1959 1961 French elections 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1957 Referendums 1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1960 (French) 1961 (British) 1972

Elections in Nigeria Presidential elections 1979 1983 1993 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 House elections 1923 1928 1933 1938 1943 1947 1954 1959 1964 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Senate elections 1979 1983 1992 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Regional elections 1951 1953 1954 1956−57 1960−61 1964 British Cameroons: 1959 1961 Local elections 1950 1953 Referendums 1959 1961