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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%86_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE" title="সআ দে রিমা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সআ দে রিমা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Гімн Камеруна – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гімн Камеруна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%83" title="Гімн Камэруну – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Гімн Камэруну" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD" title="Химн на Камерун – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Химн на Камерун" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamerunsk%C3%A1_hymna" title="Kamerunská hymna – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kamerunská hymna" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers" title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himno_nacional_de_Camer%C3%BAn" title="Himno nacional de Camerún – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Himno nacional de Camerún" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A9%94%EB%A3%AC%EC%9D%98_%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80" title="카메룬의 국가 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카메룬의 국가" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_ralliement" title="Chant de ralliement – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Chant de ralliement" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A7%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F" title="המנון קמרון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המנון קמרון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%94_Cameroun,_Berceau_de_nos_Anc%C3%AAtres" title="Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89" title="النشيد الوطنى الكاميرونى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="النشيد الوطنى الكاميرونى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E6%AD%8C" title="カメルーンの国歌 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="カメルーンの国歌" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamerun_davlat_madhiyasi" title="Kamerun davlat madhiyasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kamerun davlat madhiyasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymn_Kamerunu" title="Hymn Kamerunu – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hymn Kamerunu" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Гимн Камеруна – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Гимн Камеруна" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers" title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Химна Камеруна – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Химна Камеруна" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers" title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%99_%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8B%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%8B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%8B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C" title="โอกาเมอรูน แบร์โซเดอโนซ็องแซ็ทร์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โอกาเมอรูน แบร์โซเดอโนซ็องแซ็ทร์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant_de_Ralliement" title="Chant de Ralliement – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Chant de Ralliement" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%83" title="Гімн Камеруну – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Гімн Камеруну" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a 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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">National anthem of Cameroon</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title infobox-anthem-caption">O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png/220px-National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="570" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png/330px-National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png/440px-National_anthem_of_Cameroon.png 2x" data-file-width="614" data-file-height="1591" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-weight:bold;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr />National anthem of <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="new" title="Samuel Minkio Bamba (page does not exist)">Samuel Minkio Bamba</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Minkyo" class="extiw" title="fr:Samuel Minkyo">fr</a>]</span> / Moїse Nyatte Nko'o, 1928 (French version)<br /> <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Nsokika_Fonlon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernard Nsokika Fonlon">Bernard Nsokika Fonlon</a>, 1961 (English version)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ren%C3%A9_Djam_Afame&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="René Djam Afame (page does not exist)">René Djam Afame</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Jam_Afane" class="extiw" title="fr:René Jam Afane">fr</a>]</span>, 1928</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Adopted</th><td class="infobox-data">1957 (French version)<br /> 1978 (English version)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">Chant de Ralliement</span></span></b>" ("<b>The Rallying Song</b>"), also known as "<b><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;">Ô Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres</span></span></b>" ("<b>O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers</b>") is the <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a> and former national anthem of <a href="/wiki/French_Cameroon" title="French Cameroon">French Cameroon</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song was composed in 1928 by <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Jam_Afane" title="René Jam Afane">René Jam Afame</a> who also wrote the lyrics along with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Minkio_Bamba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samuel Minkio Bamba (page does not exist)">Samuel Minkio Bamba</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Minkyo" class="extiw" title="fr:Samuel Minkyo">fr</a>]</span> and Moïse Nyatte Nko'o, all while they were students at the <a href="/wiki/%C3%89cole_normale_sup%C3%A9rieure" title="École normale supérieure">École Normale</a> of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Foulassi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Foulassi (page does not exist)">Foulassi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foulassi" class="extiw" title="fr:Foulassi">fr</a>]</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was used on an unofficial basis in <a href="/wiki/French_Cameroon" title="French Cameroon">French Cameroon</a> beginning in 1948 before independence and officially adopted as the anthem of the territory in 1957. In 1960, the anthem was officially adopted by the new <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Cameroon" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Cameroon">Republic of Cameroon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mazou_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mazou-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1961, upon the accession of the former British <a href="/wiki/Southern_Cameroons" title="Southern Cameroons">Southern Cameroons</a> to the Republic of Cameroon, an English version was written by <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Nsokika_Fonlon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bernard Nsokika Fonlon">Bernard Nsokika Fonlon</a>, which was later officially adopted in 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-Lyonga_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lyonga-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mazou_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mazou-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1970, the French lyrics were changed to remove some words such as <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">barbarie</i></span> ("barbarianism") and <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">sauvagerie</i></span> ("savagery"), reference to <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Mazou_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mazou-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lyrics">Lyrics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Lyrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first verse and chorus are considered to be the official lyrics and are most frequently played at important occasions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_lyrics_(1970–present)"><span id="Current_lyrics_.281970.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Current lyrics (1970–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current lyrics (1970–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>French version<sup id="cite_ref-Onono_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Onono-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>English translation of French version </th> <th>English version<sup id="cite_ref-Lyonga_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lyonga-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Onono_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Onono-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Ô Cameroun berceau de nos ancêtres,<br /> Va debout et jaloux de ta liberté.<br /> Comme un soleil ton drapeau fier doit être<br /> Un symbole ardent de foi et d'unité.<br /> Que tous tes enfants du nord au sud,<br /> de l'est à l'ouest soient tout amour,<br /> Te servir que ce soit leur<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seul but,<br /> Pour remplir leur devoir toujours.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Refrain:</b></span><br /> Chère patrie, terre chérie,<br /> Tu es notre seul et vrai bonheur,<br /> notre joie et notre vie,<br /> À<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> toi l'amour et le grand honneur<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Tu es la tombe où dorment nos pères,<br /> Le jardin que nos aïeux ont cultivé.<br /> Nous travaillons pour te rendre prospère,<br /> Un beau jour enfin nous serons arrivés.<br /> De l'Afrique sois fidèle enfant<br /> Et progresse toujours en paix,<br /> Espérant que tes jeunes enfants<br /> T'aimeront sans bornes à jamais.<br /> <br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r872079995">.mw-parser-output .yesitalic{font-style:italic}</style><span class="yesitalic"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Refrain</b></span></span></span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> O <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, cradle of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">our ancestors</a>,<br /> Go, upright and protective of your freedom.<br /> Like a sun, <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Cameroon" title="Flag of Cameroon">your proud flag</a> must be<br /> An ardent symbol of faith and unity.<br /> May all your children, from <a href="/wiki/North_Region_(Cameroon)" title="North Region (Cameroon)">North</a> to <a href="/wiki/South_Region_(Cameroon)" title="South Region (Cameroon)">South</a><br /> From <a href="/wiki/East_Region_(Cameroon)" title="East Region (Cameroon)">East</a> to <a href="/wiki/West_Region_(Cameroon)" title="West Region (Cameroon)">West</a>, be all love,<br /> May serving you be their only goal<br /> To fulfil their duty always.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus:</b></span><br /> Dear <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Fatherland</a>, cherished land,<br /> You are our one and true happiness.<br /> Our joy and our life<br /> To you, love and great honour.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> You are the grave where our fathers sleep,<br /> The <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">garden that our ancestors</a> have cultivated.<br /> We work to make you prosperous<br /> One fine day we will finally get there.<br /> Be Africa's faithful child<br /> And always progress in peace<br /> Hoping that <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Cameroon" title="Demographics of Cameroon">your young children</a><br /> Will love you without bounds forever.<br /> <br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r872079995"><span class="yesitalic"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus</b></span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> O <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, Thou Cradle of our Fathers,<br /> Holy Shrine where in our midst they now repose,<br /> Their tears and blood and sweat thy soil did water,<br /> On thy hills and valleys once their tillage rose.<br /> Dear <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Fatherland</a>, thy worth no tongue can tell!<br /> How can we ever pay thy due?<br /> Thy welfare we will win in toil and love and peace,<br /> Will be to thy name ever true!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus:</b></span><br /> Land of Promise, land of Glory!<br /> Thou, of life and joy, our only store!<br /> Thine be honour, thine emotion,<br /> And deep endearment, for evermore.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> From <a href="/wiki/Shari_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Shari River">Shari</a>, from where the <a href="/wiki/Mungo_River,_Cameroon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mungo River, Cameroon">Mungo</a> meanders<br /> From along the banks of lowly <a href="/wiki/Boumba_River" title="Boumba River">Boumba Stream</a>,<br /> Muster thy sons in union close around thee,<br /> Mighty as the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Cameroon" title="Mount Cameroon">Buea Mountain</a> be their team;<br /> Instil in them the love of gentle ways,<br /> Regret for errors of <a href="/wiki/History_of_Cameroon" title="History of Cameroon">the past</a>;<br /> Foster, for <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Mother Africa</a>, a loyalty<br /> That true shall remain to the last.<br /> <br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r872079995"><span class="yesitalic"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus</b></span></span> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_local_languages">In local languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In local languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The anthem has also been translated into several <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Cameroon" title="Languages of Cameroon">local languages</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Ewondo</a> lyrics<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Adamawa_Fulfulde" title="Adamawa Fulfulde">Adamawa Fulfulde</a> lyrics<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Ghomala_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghomala language">Ghomala</a> lyrics<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Ewondo-language text"><span lang="ewo" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Á Kamərún onə ǹnam bə́vámbá<br /> Tə́bə́gə́ ósú ókaman fə ai filí dzoe<br /> Anə ǹlódzób etsíga dzóe yáyean bɔ́<br /> Ndem edǐŋ ai e nyí anyang á zǎŋ bɔ́n bóé<br /> Kyé á bɔ́n bə́sə yá sí Kamərún<br /> Aa tádígí á búg sí di akələ kuí éfas evɔ́g<br /> Bǒ nǎ bə́sə bə́fulan ǹnə́m m̀bɔ́g<br /> Mból ye nâ bəvə kɔ á mam mə́sə.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Mesulí:</b></span><br /> Mbəmbə ǹnam wân, Mbəmbə ǹnam edǐŋ<br /> Onə afidi dân ai mvǒm dzân<br /> Mbəmbə ǹnam wân, Mbəmbə ǹnam edǐŋ<br /> Edǐŋ ai wa ai olugú ásə.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Adamawa Fulfulde-language text"><span lang="fub" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Ha Cameroun feaarou mamadjimenden,<br /> Ndaranoda é Ngikkana Ndjimoumada.<br /> Bana nangué toutawalma hanilaato,<br /> Ndoum alama nouddinki é narralmen.<br /> Nbikkon ma woila é fombina,<br /> Diga founa é hirna fou nguidngnidtina.<br /> Houwan goma tan wona noufoyé mabbé.<br /> Ngambé kibbina alkawal.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Koorɗo:</b></span><br /> Lesdimenden, Nguidaandimenden,<br /> Ndoum tan woni djaynitaremen.<br /> Seyomeenden, Ngédammeeden,<br /> Yiidé é néddaal koufou Ngamma.</span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="Ghomálá'-language text"><span lang="bbj" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> Ɔ̌ Kamerûn, thǝ́si pɔ́k mʉǝ̂gǝ̌jʉ',<br /> Lu tsuú sí bíŋ cǝŋtǝ bɔ́mtǝ́ yu lǝ̀pʉǝ̀<br /> Pâ' tsǝ́nam á, yu dzǝ̂gûŋ gɔ pǝ́ lǝŋnyǝ<br /> Pǝ́ syamtiŋ gwyǝ́ nǝ́ nǝ́pîŋ pû ntàmtǝ̀<br /> Gaǝ́ pô pǔ awɛ́ jyǝŋka' baa kwop<br /> M ntǝ̂mnàm, m Bînam pǝ́ ntʉm ŋkùŋnyǝ̀<br /> Nǝ́ pǝ̂ fá' bû pǝ́ da' máp mntǝ́mdyǝ́<br /> Nǝ́ǝ gǝ́ǝ máp mfa' nǝ́ǝ guŋ mcwǝ awɛ́.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Píŋzhwòp:</b></span><br /> Ɔ̌ guŋ mtʉǝdǝ̀ŋ, ɔ̌ cá' mtʉǝdǝ̀ŋ,<br /> Ó o bǝ́ tsuú da' yɔk nǝ́puŋ nínyɔ,<br /> Da' yɔk ŋwɛ́nyǝ́, baa yɔk nɛ́ǝ́cwǝ̂<br /> Ŋkuŋnyǝ pǝ́ buu ba ghámt e gwyǝ́ bû.</span></span> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_lyrics_(1957–1970)"><span id="Former_lyrics_.281957.E2.80.931970.29"></span>Former lyrics (1957–1970)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Former lyrics (1957–1970)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>French lyrics<sup id="cite_ref-Onono_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Onono-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>English translation </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;"> <td><div class="poem"> <p><span title="French-language text"><span lang="fr" style="font-style: normal;"><b>I</b><br /> O Cameroun, berceau de nos ancêtres,<br /> Autrefois tu vécus dans la barbarie,<br /> Comme un soleil, tu commences à paraitre,<br /> Peu à peu tu sors de ta sauvagerie,<br /> Que tous tes enfants du Nord au Sud,<br /> De l'Est à l'Ouest soient tout amour,<br /> Te servir que ce soit notre seul but,<br /> Pour remplir notre devoir toujours.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Refrain:</b></span><br /> Chère Patrie, terre chérie,<br /> Tu es notre unique et vrai bonheur.<br /> Notre joie et notre vie<br /> A toi l’amour et le grand honneur.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> Tu es la tombe où dorment nos pères,<br /> Le jardin que nos aïeux ont cultivé.<br /> Nous travaillons pour te rendre prospère,<br /> Un beau jour enfin nous serons arrivés.<br /> De l'Afrique sois fidèle enfant<br /> Et progresse toujours en paix,<br /> Espérant que tes jeunes enfants<br /> T'aimeront sans bornes à jamais.<br /> <br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r872079995"><span class="yesitalic"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Refrain</b></span></span></span></span> </p> </div> </td> <td><div class="poem"> <p><b>I</b><br /> O <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, cradle of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">our ancestors</a>,<br /> You once lived in barbarism,<br /> Like a sun, you start to appear,<br /> Little by little you come out of your savagery,<br /> May all your children, from <a href="/wiki/North_Region_(Cameroon)" title="North Region (Cameroon)">North</a> to <a href="/wiki/South_Region_(Cameroon)" title="South Region (Cameroon)">South</a><br /> From <a href="/wiki/East_Region_(Cameroon)" title="East Region (Cameroon)">East</a> to <a href="/wiki/West_Region_(Cameroon)" title="West Region (Cameroon)">West</a>, be all love,<br /> May serving you be our only goal<br /> To fulfil their duty always.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus:</b></span><br /> Dear <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Fatherland</a>, dear land,<br /> You are our unique and true happiness.<br /> Our joy and our life<br /> To you, love and great honour.<br /> <br /> <b>II</b><br /> You are the grave where our fathers sleep,<br /> The <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">garden that our ancestors</a> have cultivated.<br /> We work to make you prosperous<br /> One fine day we will finally get there.<br /> Be Africa's faithful child<br /> And always progress in peace<br /> Hoping that <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Cameroon" title="Demographics of Cameroon">your young children</a><br /> Will love you without bounds forever.<br /> <br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r872079995"><span class="yesitalic"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>Chorus</b></span></span> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=O_Cameroon,_Cradle_of_Our_Forefathers&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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written <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">le</i></span> ("the").<sup id="cite_ref-DeLancey_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeLancey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Abrioux_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abrioux-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Occasionally written <span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">En</i></span> ("In").<sup id="cite_ref-DeLancey_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeLancey-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Abrioux_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abrioux-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div 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Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Renaissance" title="La Renaissance">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Tchadienne" title="La Tchadienne">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udzima_wa_ya_Masiwa" title="Udzima wa ya Masiwa">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debout_Congolais" title="Debout Congolais">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Congolaise" title="La Congolaise">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti_(anthem)" title="Djibouti (anthem)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bilady,_Bilady,_Bilady" title="Bilady, Bilady, Bilady">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caminemos_pisando_las_sendas_de_nuestra_inmensa_felicidad" title="Caminemos pisando las sendas de nuestra inmensa felicidad">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea,_Eritrea,_Eritrea" title="Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkulunkulu_Mnikati_wetibusiso_temaSwati" title="Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Forward,_Dear_Mother_Ethiopia" title="March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Concorde" title="La Concorde">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/For_The_Gambia_Our_Homeland" title="For The Gambia Our Homeland">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Bless_Our_Homeland_Ghana" title="God Bless Our Homeland Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libert%C3%A9_(anthem)" title="Liberté (anthem)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esta_%C3%89_a_Nossa_P%C3%A1tria_Bem_Amada" title="Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Abidjanaise" title="L'Abidjanaise">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ee_Mungu_Nguvu_Yetu" title="Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesotho_Fatse_La_Bontata_Rona" title="Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Hail,_Liberia,_Hail!" title="All Hail, Liberia, Hail!">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya,_Libya,_Libya" title="Libya, Libya, Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ry_Tanindrazanay_malala_%C3%B4!" title="Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mlungu_dalitsani_Mala%C5%B5i" title="Mlungu dalitsani Malaŵi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Mali" title="Le Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania" title="National anthem of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motherland_(anthem)" title="Motherland (anthem)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherifian_Anthem" title="Cherifian Anthem">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1tria_Amada" title="Pátria Amada">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namibia,_Land_of_the_Brave" title="Namibia, Land of the Brave">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Honneur_de_la_Patrie" class="mw-redirect" title="L'Honneur de la Patrie">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria,_We_Hail_Thee" title="Nigeria, We Hail Thee">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%27tite_fleur_aim%C3%A9e" title="P'tite fleur aimée"><i>Réunion</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Nziza" title="Rwanda Nziza">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ya_Bani_al-Sahra%27" title="Ya Bani al-Sahra'"><i>Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independ%C3%AAncia_total" title="Independência total">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Lion_rouge" title="Le Lion rouge">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koste_Seselwa" title="Koste Seselwa">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_We_Exalt_Thee,_Realm_of_the_Free" title="High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qolobaa_Calankeed" title="Qolobaa Calankeed">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samo_ku_waar" title="Samo ku waar"><i>Somaliland</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My_Saint_Helena_Island" title="My Saint Helena Island"><i>Saint Helena</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_South_Africa" title="National anthem of South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan_Oyee!" title="South Sudan Oyee!">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nahnu_Jund_Allah_Jund_Al-watan" title="Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mungu_ibariki_Afrika" title="Mungu ibariki Afrika">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humat_al-Hima" title="Humat al-Hima">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh_Uganda,_Land_of_Beauty" title="Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stand_and_Sing_of_Zambia,_Proud_and_Free" title="Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Zimbabwe" title="National Anthem of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former national and regional anthems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lefatshe_leno_la_bo-rrarona" title="Lefatshe leno la bo-rrarona"><i>Bophuthatswana</i> (1977–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Ciskei</i> (1981–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ungwana" title="Ungwana">Comoros (1975–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vers_l%27avenir" title="Vers l'avenir"><i>Congo Free State</i> (1885–1908)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Trois_Glorieuses" title="Les Trois Glorieuses">People's Republic of the Congo (1970–1990)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_of_the_Rising_Sun_(anthem)" title="Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)"><i>Biafra</i> (1967–1970)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salam_Affandina" title="Salam Affandina">Egypt (1871–1922, 1936–1958)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eslami_ya_Misr" title="Eslami ya Misr">Egypt (1922–1936)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Egypt (1971–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Be_Happy" title="Ethiopia, Be Happy">Ethiopia (1930–1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia,_Ethiopia,_Ethiopia_be_first" title="Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first">Ethiopia (1975–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Gazankulu</i> (1973–1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Katangaise" title="La Katangaise"><i>Katanga</i> (1960–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walla_Zaman_Ya_Selahy" title="Walla Zaman Ya Selahy">Libya (1969–1972)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allahu_Akbar_(anthem)" title="Allahu Akbar (anthem)">Libya (1972–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Anthem_of_the_Mali_Federation" title="National Anthem of the Mali Federation">Mali Federation (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Mauritania_(1960%E2%80%932017)" title="National anthem of Mauritania (1960–2017)">Mauritania (1960–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viva,_Viva_a_FRELIMO" title="Viva, Viva a FRELIMO">Mozambique (1975–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">Namibia (1990–1991)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Nig%C3%A9rienne" title="La Nigérienne">Niger (1961–2023)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arise,_O_Compatriots" title="Arise, O Compatriots">Nigeria (1978–2024)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_the_Orange_Free_State" title="National anthem of the Orange Free State">Orange Free State (1854–1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rise,_O_Voices_of_Rhodesia" title="Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia"><i>Rhodesia</i> (1974–1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rwanda_Rwacu" title="Rwanda Rwacu">Rwanda (1962–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Avant_(anthem)" title="En Avant (anthem)">Seychelles (1976–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fyer_Seselwa" title="Fyer Seselwa">Seychelles (1978–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somalia_(1960%E2%80%932000)" title="National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000)">Somalia (1960–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soomaaliyeey_toosoo" title="Soomaaliyeey toosoo">Somalia (2000–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_anthem_of_Somaliland_(1960)" title="National anthem of Somaliland (1960)">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King">South Africa (1910–1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Die_Stem_van_Suid-Afrika" title="Die Stem van Suid-Afrika">South Africa (1938–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika">South Africa (1994–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King"><i>Southern Rhodesia</i> (1979–1980)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salut_%C3%A0_toi,_pays_de_nos_a%C3%AFeux#Rally_of_the_Togolese_People-era_national_anthem" title="Salut à toi, pays de nos aïeux">Togo (1979–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkosi_Sikelel%27_iAfrika" title="Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"><i>Transkei</i> (1976–1994)</a></li> <li><a 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