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East Cameroon 1965: Assalé Ahanda Tchoungui (1) UNC: West Cameroon 1970: Foncha Jua Muna: United Republic of Cameroon (1972–1984) (1) Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989) — 2 June 1972 6 November 1982 (Resigned) 10 years, 157 days UNC: Biya: 1975: 1980: 2 Paul Biya (born 1933) — 6 November 1982 4 February 1984 1 year, 90 days UNC: Maigari Ayang ...
Ephraïm Inoni (born 16 August 1947) [1] [2] is a Cameroonian politician who was Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2004 to 2009. He was a long-time aide of President Paul Biya and is a member of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC). [3] He was appointed to the position of Prime Minister by Biya on December 8, 2004 [4] and was ...
A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as prime minister. He succeeded Ahidjo as president upon the latter's surprise resignation in 1982 and consolidated power in a 1983–1984 staged attempted coup in which ...
Name Entered office Left office Party Notes Ahmadou Ahidjo: January 28, 1957 May 10, 1957 [1]Jules Ninine: May 10, 1957 October 13, 1958 [1]Daniel Kemajou
Maurice Kamto, aged 71, is a retired academic and lawyer, representing the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC). Kamto, who previously ran in the 2018 presidential election, is also supported by the Alliance politique pour le changement (APC) and the Front for Change in Cameroon (FCC). [6]
Cameroon's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997. Because the government refused to consider opposition demands for an independent election commission, the three major opposition parties boycotted the ...
Cameroonian President Paul Biya secured approval from lawmakers on Tuesday to delay parliamentary and local elections until 2026, a move opposition parties fear could make it harder for them to ...
The office of president of Cameroon was established in 1960, following the country's independence from France. The office was held by Ahmadou Ahidjo from 5 May 1960 to 6 November 1982 and then by Paul Biya since 6 November 1982.