History FROM 3

The understanding between traders and Douala chiefs was accord and not a treaty.
Some of the clauses like the middleman monopoly in trade was not included.
Not all traditional rulers signed the treaty. Eg: Lock Priso.
It involved the sale of native land whether knowingly or not, this led to seizure or expropriate of the Douala lands in 1912.
The Douala were not supposed to signed on behalf of all Cameroon.
By the 12^th July 1884, accord the Douala kings gave their right of soveireignty, legislation and administration to the private German’s firms.
The terms of the treaty was not clearly explained to the people.
The representative of the germen parliament, Emile Schultze had not endorsed the king’s memorandum.
Poor sharing of the german bride to the native.

par Claude Foumtum

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