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Cameroon's Paul Biya, 91, has not been seen for about a month, sending the rumour mill into overdrive. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who is the second president of Cameroon since 1982, ...
15 January – A Cameroonian peacekeeper in MINUSCA is killed and five others are injured in an explosion in Mbindale, Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic. [1]4 July – Brenda Biya [fr], the daughter of President Paul Biya, publicly announces her same-sex relationship using an image kissing another woman, despite same-sex relationships being illegal in Cameroon and punishable by fines and ...
Paul Biya, aged 92, incumbent president and candidate for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. [ 5 ] Maurice Kamto , aged 71, is a retired academic and lawyer, representing the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC).
Candidate Party Votes % Paul Biya: Cameroon People's Democratic Movement: 2,521,934: 71.28: Maurice Kamto: Cameroon Renaissance Movement: 503,384: 14.23: Cabral Libii
The 1992 presidential elections were a crucial moment in Cameroon's post-independence history. Although an assortment of opposition leaders—most importantly the anglophone Social Democratic Front leader John Fru Ndi—furiously opposed President Biya and sought to unseat him between 1990 and 1992, they were ultimately unable to do so.
Dissident members of the palace guard promptly reacted to the order by rebelling against Biya; the plot's leaders may have been forced to launch their coup attempt prematurely due to Biya's order to relocate the soldiers away from the capital, Yaoundé. An important factor was Cameroon Air Force, which remained loyal to the president. [2]
Biya came to power in 1982 and by 2004 had ruled Cameroon for 22 years. [1] Multi-party democracy was introduced for the 1992 election but Biya was accused of rigging the election to ensure victory. [1] The last presidential election in 1997 saw Biya re-elected with 93% of the vote after opposition parties boycotted the election. [2]