1986 in Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also:Other events of 1986List of years in Cameroon ← 1985 1984 1983 1986 in Cameroon → 1987 1988 1989 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also:Other events of 1986List of years in Cameroon Events in the year 1986 in Cameroon President – Paul Biya[1] Events 21 August – Lake Nyos disaster: A large amount of carbon dioxide erupts from Lake Nyos resulting in the deaths of between 1,700 and 1,800 people.[2] Births 25 May – Joëlle Mbumi Nkouindjin, athlete[3] 8 October – Sarah Hanffou, table tennis player[4] References ↑ "Cameroonian President Paul Biya marks 40 years in power". The Independent. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023. ↑ "Lake Nyos disaster | Description & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2023. ↑ "Joëlle Nkouindjin". www.eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2023. ↑ "Sarah Hanffou". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023. vteYears in Cameroon (1960–present) Pre-1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte1986 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zaire Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles