:Law enforcement in Cameroon
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The Gendarmerie Nationale and the National Police of Cameroon were founded in 1928 during French rule. They are responsible for civilian law enforcement in Cameroon.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-03 |title=Cameroon Police Crack Down on Opposition |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_cameroon-police-crack-down-opposition/6204111.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}
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Sources
- World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004.{{Cite book |title=World police encyclopedia |date=2006 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-94250-8 |editor-last=Das |editor-first=Dilip K. |location=New York |editor-last2=Palmiotto |editor-first2=Michael}}
- World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems, second edition, 2006 by Gale.
- Sullivan, Larry E. Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005.
- [https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/africa/cm-gendarmerie.htm Cameroon - Gendarmerie Nationale - GlobalSecurity.org]