Bakoko people explained

The Bakoko, also known as the Basoo, are a Bantu ethnic group in Cameroon. According to 2010 figures there are around 111,000 of them, mostly concentrated in the Littoral Region in the southwest of the country.[1] They speak the Bakoko language and are related to the Bassa people.[2] [3] These people put up a resistance to the Germans when they invaded in 1889.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakoko people. Joshua Project. 28 August 2012.
  2. Book: Appiah. Anthony. Gates. Henry Louis. Encyclopedia of Africa. 28 August 2012. 17 February 2010. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-533770-9. 148.
  3. Book: Fanso, Verkijika G.. Cameroon History for Secondary Schools and Colleges: Prehistoric times to the nineteenth century. 28 August 2012. 31 July 1989. Macmillan. 978-0-333-47121-0. 49.
  4. Book: Jonassohn. Kurt. Björnson. Karin Solveig. Genocide and Gross Human Rights Violations in Comparative Perspective. 28 August 2012. 1998. Transaction Publishers. 978-0-7658-0417-4. 250.

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