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The Bandefram-Cameroon Chiefdom. Pronounced Ndiògfap in local language, this name means farmers of old vineyards. Although Bandrefam is the official name, the population of this chiefdom call themselves Kouo'shi, which means : emerging from the ground. The Kouo'shi are Bamiléké people (Semi-Bantu) who are descended from several generations of migrants from North Cameroon and whose origins could be traced back to Egypt during Pharaohs’ time. Bandrefam is located about 300 km from Douala the commercial capital of Cameroon, about 300 km of Yaounde the political capital and 25 km from Bafoussam, the regional capital. At the administrative level, it is part of the Bayangam commune, in the department of Koung-Khi in the West province of Cameroon. The kingdom is directed by His Majesty Jiejip Pouokap. ==History== Bandrefam is a several-century-old kingdom. It was founded between the 12th and 13th century. It is one of the oldest kingdoms in the Bamiléké region. Because of inheritance quarrels between sons, this kingdom split up, leading to the creation of the chiefdoms Bangoua, Batoufam and Babouantou. During the previous centuries, Bandrefam suffered from numerous attacks from its neighbors. The most recent one is the nine-year war against the Bangoua chiefdom. This fratricidal war ended with the signing of a peace treaty (Pact of reconciliation and forgiveness) between the two chiefdoms on September 30, 2006. During the years of war, before and after the independence of Cameroon, Bandrefam got annihilated, like many other Bamiléké chiefdoms, by Ahidjo’s repressive regime, backed by the French army.(see Bamiléké genocide〔http://www.brukmer.be/2012/05/17/le-genocide-camerounais-par-larmee-francaise-video〕〔http://www.bamileke.org/Newfolder/genocide.htm〕〔Owono, Julie (25 January 2012) http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201211871746225899.html〕 ). This repressive violence contributed to a significant destruction of the population by tens of thousands. The majority of the survivors were forced to go into exile. Most of them never came back. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bandrefam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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