Ambazonia, alternatively the "Federal Republic of Ambazonia" or "State of Ambazonia", is a political entity proclaimed by Anglophone separatists who are seeking independence from Cameroon. The separatists claim that Ambazonia should consist of the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon. Since 2017, Ambazonian rebels are in an armed conflict with the Cameroonian military, in what is known as the Anglophone Crisis, setting up a government-in-exile and capturing some territory. No country has recognized Ambazonia's existence as of 2023.
Until 1961, the territory of these regions was the southern part of a British trust territory, British Cameroon while the rest of Cameroon was a French trust territory, French Cameroon. At independence, a plebiscite was held, and voters in Southern Cameroons opted to join Cameroon as a constituent state of a federal republic. Over time, the power of the central government, dominated by Francophones, expanded at the expense of the region's autonomy. Many inhabitants identify as Anglophones and resent what they perceive as discrimination and efforts to eliminate Anglophone legal, administrative, educational, and cultural institutions by the Cameroonian government.
Hail Ambazonia, Land of Glory
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Hail Hail Hail this Land of Glory.
We the Ambazonians pledge your loyalty.
Praise the Son our Saviour who granted us the freedom,
Allegiance to the heroes who bore the land with their blood,
Glory to glory we rise and never to fall,
Here in our nation flowing with milk and honey,
Glory, glory, glory to the father,
For making you a nation a joy forevermore.
Ambazonia, land of freedom you shall live in plenty meeting our needs,
And your children shall be like the stars above,
The Most High God be the Watchman of this Nation.
Ambazonia, land of freedom you shall live in plenty meeting our needs,
And your children shall be like the stars above,
The Most High God be the Watchman of this Nation.
