reports<\/a> by French media.<\/strong><\/p>\nMacron\u2019s acknowledgement came in a letter to Cameroonian President Paul Biya, based on the findings of a joint Franco-Cameroonian commission that examined France\u2019s role in Cameroon between 1945 and 1971.<\/p>\n
\u201cHistorians have made it clear that there was a war in Cameroon during which colonial authorities and the French army employed various forms of repressive violence in certain regions. This conflict persisted even after 1960, when France supported actions by Cameroon\u2019s independent authorities,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I must acknowledge France\u2019s role and responsibility in these events,\u201d Macron added.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s letter follows a report published in January, which concluded that France had engaged in mass forced displacements, sent hundreds of thousands of Cameroonians to internment camps, and supported violent militia groups to suppress the Central African nation\u2019s push for sovereignty.<\/p>\n
Cameroon was formerly a German colony until it was split between Britain and France following World War I. Under United Nations supervision, the French-administered portion gained independence in 1960, while the southern British-administered area joined French Cameroon in a federation in 1961.<\/p>\n
By Tamilla Hasanova<\/p>\n
Caliber.Az<\/b><\/p>\n
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