Original sentence: At least 17 people were killed in protests following the declaration of independence, while fourteen Cameroonian troops were killed in attacks claimed by the Ambazonia Defense Forces.Southern Cameroonian separatists declared their independence on 1 October 2017, and called its territory made up of the two English speaking regions of current Republic of Cameroon; The Federal Republic of Ambazonia.The Cameroon government ignored the ultimatum and cracked down on lawyers' demonstrations, as well as separatist protestors and insurgents.The lawyers had sent an ultimatum to the government of Cameroon calling for a redeployment of French speaking judges from English-speaking courts
Edited sentence: Southern Cameroons declared its independence on 1 October 2017, and officially called its territory made up of the two English speaking regions of current Republic of Cameroon; The Federal Republic of Ambazonia.The Cameroon government ignored the ultimatum and cracked down on lawyers' demonstrations, provoking the ire of all Anglophone masses.The government resorted to harsher measures, killing many during clashes with peaceful protesters all along the course of 2016 and 2017.The lawyers had sent an ultimatum to the government of Cameroon calling for a redeployment of French speaking judges from English-speaking courts (a move seen by the lawyers as an annexationist ploy to wipe out the English speaking identity) and for negotiations to open on a return to a federal state so as to guarantee the safety of the English speaking identity