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This is a list of heads of government of British Cameroons
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 1 October 1954 to 1 February 1959 | E. M. L. Endeley , Premier | ||
| 1 February 1959 to 1 October 1961 | John Ngu Foncha , Premier | KDNP |
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This is a list of heads of government of British Cameroons
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October 1954 to 1 February 1959 | E. M. L. Endeley , Premier | ||
| 1 February 1959 to 1 October 1961 | John Ngu Foncha , Premier | KDNP |
| KNDP | Kamerun National Democratic Party British Cameroon-based |
At the crossroads of West Africa and Central Africa, the territory of what is now Cameroon has seen human habitation since some time in the Middle Paleolithic, likely no later than 130,000 years ago. The earliest discovered archaeological evidence of humans dates from around 30,000 years ago at Shum Laka. The Bamenda highlands in western Cameroon near the border with Nigeria are the most likely origin for the Bantu peoples, whose language and culture came to dominate most of central and southern Africa between 1000 BCE and 1000 CE.
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