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by Dov Gutterman and Željko Heimer,
12 June 2004
L'Armee de l'Air du Cameroun was established in August 1960 and since then has used a roundel of yellow-red-green.
Cochrane & Elliott (1998) [cos98] report that until the flag change in 1972, national rudder stripes
with one star was used.
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by
Dov Gutterman and Željko Heimer,
12 June 2004
Since 1972, Cameroon has used a fin flash with no stars. Wheeler (1986) [whe86] shows
the same fin flash as being square.
Dov Gutterman, 12 June 2004
The armed
forces of Cameroon were reorganized in 2001. The territorial military
organization of Cameroon is prescribed by Decree No. 180 of 25 July 2001 : "On
the reorganization of the territorial military command".
The national territory is divided into three Interservice Military Regions ("Regions
Militaires InterArmées, RMIA"), prescribed in Article 3 of the Decree as
follows:
- 1st Region (RMIA1), covering the Center, East and South provinces, with
command in Yaoundé;
- 2nd Region (RMIA2), covering the Shore, North-West, West and South-West
provinces, with command in Douala;
- 3rd Region (RMIA3), covering the Adamaoua, Far North and North provinces, with
command in Garoua.
The Military Regions are subdivided into Land Military Sectors ("Secteurs
Militaires Terrestres", SMT), matching the civil provinces, and prescribed
in Article 26 of the Decree as follows:
- RIMA1: SMT1 (Center province, Yaoundé), SMT7 (South province, Ebolowa), and
SMT8 (East province, Bertoua)
- RIMA2: SMT2 (Shore province, Douala), SMT6 (North-West province, Bamenda),
SMT9 (West province, Bafoussam), and SMT10 (South-West province, Buea)
- RIMA3: SMT3 (North province, Garoua), SMT4 (Far North province, Maroua), and
SMT5 (Adamaoua province, Ngaoundéré).
[Source:
http://www.spm.gov.cm/documentation/textes-lois/textes-legislatifs-et-reglement\aires/article/decret-n-2001180-du-25-juillet-2001-portant-reorganisation-du-comm\andement-militaire-territorial.html]
The organization of the National Gendarmerie is prescribed by the companion
Decree No. 180 of 25 July 2001, "On the organization of the National
Gendarmerie".
The national territory is divided into three Gendarmerie Regions ("Régions de
Gendarmerie, RG"), prescribed in Article 59 of the Decree and territorially
matching the RMIA. The Gendarmerie Regions are subdivided into provincial
Gendarmerie Legions ("Légions de Gendarmerie"), territorially matching
the SMT [Source :
http://www.spm.gov.cm/documentation/textes-lois/textes-legislatifs-et-reglement\aires/article/decret-n-2001181-du-25-juillet-2001-portant-organisation-de-la-gen\darmerie-nationale.html].
On 25 July 2011, 1,000 new soldiers and 600 new gendarmes were presented with
the flag and took the oath during a ceremony held on the grounds of the SMT5,
Ngaoundéré, Adamaoua province. A photo attached
to the report by Mathurin Petsoko published in "Journal du Cameroun" of
25 July 2011, shows the Colour of the Adamaoua Gendarmerie Legion ("Légion de
Gendarmerie de l'Adamaoua"). The flag is the national flag of
Cameroon with a grenade representing the Gendarmerie added
above the star and the writing "GENDARMERIE" / "LÉGION DE L'ADAMAOUA" in a
slightly arched pattern, on the top and bottom of the flag, respectively. All
the elements, including the star, are golden yellow, darker than the yellow
stripe of the flag. [Source :
http://www.journalducameroun.com/article.php?aid=9421]
The other Gendarmerie Legions must have a similar Colour, with appropriate
writing.
Ivan Sache, 06 Aug 2011
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