Baham is a commune of Cameroon located in the West region , it is the capital of the Hauts-Plateaux department , in Bamileke country. In February 1957, the colonial authorities formally dismissed the traditional chief Pierre Kamdem Ninyim , imprisoned for three months for his sympathies for the nationalist party UPC . [youtube]lv-WnMXgrdM[/youtube] The royal palace of the last ruler is carefully preserved by the people of Bahama.