| East Cameroon Cameroun oriental | |||||||||
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| State of the Federal Republic of Cameroon | |||||||||
| 1961–1972 | |||||||||
 East Cameroon (green) within the Federal Republic of Cameroon | |||||||||
| Capital | Yaoundé | ||||||||
| • Type | Federated state | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1 October 1961 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 June 1972 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Cameroon | ||||||||
East Cameroon (French: Cameroun oriental) was a federated state within the Federal Republic of Cameroon that existed between 1961 and 1972. It was formed on 1 October 1961 when the independent Republic of Cameroon was federated with the formerly British-administered Southern Cameroons to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon and abolished on 2 June 1972 when Cameroon became a unitary state.