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As home to the enterprising Bamum and Bamileke kingdoms, the West is an economic bright spot and one of Cameroon's more developed regions. This progressive development is tempered by the strong traditional culture that persists among the Bamileke and the province's other major ethnic group, the Bamum (sometimes Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun).
In the 19th century, Siha was initially unified under Ngalami but later experienced fragmented governance among various clans. Between 1900 and 1960, leadership changed eight times among at least five houses. Sinare ruled from 1900 until his poisoning in 1905 by Nauru of the Mmari tribe, which led to unrest and succession disputes. [28]
It is argued that the Bamileke inheritance customs contributed to their success in the modern world: "Succession and inheritance rules are determined by the principle of patrilineal descent. According to custom, the eldest son is the probable heir, but a father may choose any one of his sons to succeed him.
Two decades later, Ncharé, the youngest, went down to the plain of Noun to found the Bamoun kingdom. From Bafoussam were born almost all the other Bamileke Kingdoms, between the fifteenth century and the twentieth century (Bansoa was born in 1910 following the forced exile of Fo Taghe of Bafoussam) [3] [4]
In 2018, the Bamum and Bamileke peoples accounted for about 24% of the country's population. [1] The Kingdom of Bamum covers approximately 7,300 km. [ 2 ] : 70 The Kingdom of Bamum was surrounded to the north by the territory of Cameroon, from the west and south-west the kingdom's boundary touches the River Nun while the Rivers Mape and the ...
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Bamileke grassland Lake Oku is a crater lake on the plateau. Menchum Falls is a tributary of the Benue River. Bamenda from the mountain road into town.. The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation.
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