Paul Biya
Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who is the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982, having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa, the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world and the oldest head of state in the world. He is regarded as an authoritarian leader and a dictator.
Some of the key events about Paul Biya
- 1962Graduated from the National School of Administration and Magistracy in Paris
- 1975Appointed Minister of State for Education
- 1979Became Prime Minister of Cameroon
- 1982Assumed presidency following the resignation of Ahmadou Ahidjo
- 1982Assumed presidency through constitutional succession without an election
- 1984Thwarted an attempted coup d'état
- 1984Suppressed an attempted coup, leading to numerous arrests and executions
- 1990Legalized multiparty politics in Cameroon
- 1990Reluctantly legalized opposition parties after intense pressure
- 1992Won Cameroon's first multiparty presidential election
- 1992Won a widely criticized election marred by fraud allegations
- 1997Amended the constitution to extend presidential term limits
- 2000Established the National Anti-Corruption Commission
- 2004Renamed the ruling party to consolidate power, sidelining potential rivals
- 2006Launched the "Greater Achievements" program for economic development
- 2008Changed the constitution to remove presidential term limits
- 2011Won re-election in a vote deemed flawed by international observers
- 2016Deployed troops to combat Boko Haram in northern Cameroon
- 2016Violently suppressed protests in Anglophone regions, escalating into conflict
- 2018Won another term in an election boycotted by major opposition parties
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