Unification Day of Cameroon
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In the 11th century AD, the Muslim empire of Kanem Bornu flourished in the lands where today's Cameroon is located. Kanem-Bornu was a medieval state. At the end of the 11th century, Islam came here.
The state of Kanem-Bornu reached its greatest power in the early 13th century, when it subordinated a number of neighboring territories. In the 14th century, the center of the state moved to Borna, located west of Lake Chad.
According to historical surveys, back in the 15th century, the Portuguese, who then dominated the vast expanses of the sea, opened the majestic coast of Cameroon to the world. Already in the 17th century, the first commercial settlements were founded here. In Cameroon, the slave trade and ivory trade were highly developed. In the middle of the 17th century, the subjects of England began to show great activity here, however, the Germans were the first to call Cameroon their colony.