Understanding the protest of february 2008 in cameroon

Africa Today

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 22-43

  Amin, Julius A ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL REFORM; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84863555344     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: 15271978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/africatoday.58.4.21     Document Type: Article

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