2006 in Cameroon

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Last updated February 12, 2025

The following events happened in Cameroon in the year 2006.

Incumbents

Events

March

March 23 - More than 100 people die after their boat capsizes in Cameroon.^[1]

May

May 25 - Scientists confirm the theory that HIV originated among wild chimpanzees in Cameroon.^[2]

July

July 3 - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan issues a report warning that ongoing fighting in Chad, Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon are increasingly destabilized and that borders are loosely enforced.^[3]

References

↑ "Boat wrecked off Cameroon coast". 23 March 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
↑ "HIV origin 'found in wild chimps'". 25 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
↑ "Central African Republic: Stability Threatened By Rebels, Regional Tensions - UN". 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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[1] "Boat wrecked off Cameroon coast". 23 March 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[2] "HIV origin 'found in wild chimps'". 25 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[3] "Central African Republic: Stability Threatened By Rebels, Regional Tensions - UN". 3 July 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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