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Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician serving as the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.. A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. Tunisian Minister of the Interior, Hichem Mechichi (in dark suit), visits the National Guard in Bir Bouregba on April 9, 2020. He never returned to Cameroon, dividing his time between residences in While the Prime Minister is officially appointed to be the head of government, the President retains most of the executive power and can fire the Prime Minister at will.. However, the English-speaking peoples of the Southern Cameroons (now West Cameroun) did not believe that they were fairly treated by the French-speaking government of the country. This Conference adopted a petition addressed to the United Kingdom Government that demanded for a separate regional status in conformity with Southern Cameroons’ status as a UN Trust territory.
After World War I, this colony was partitioned between Britain and France under a … The following January, voters replaced Endeley with Foncha. The first prime minister was Ahmadou Ahijo who served for five months before becoming president. In 1957, Endeley squeaked out a victory to become the first Prime Minister of Southern Cameroons; he was installed the following year. Endeley was nominated to the Council of Ministers in 1952 as a minister without portfolio, between 195…
The conference issued the "Buea Declaration", which called for constitutional amendments to restore the 1961 federation. In 1951, Endeley was elected to the Eastern Nigerian Assembly in Enugu. He was elected to the Cameroon territorial assembly in 1947 and reelected in 1952 and 1956.
As a medical student in 1939, he helped form the Endeley was a delegate to the constitutional conference at He worked to have Southern Cameroons granted special regional status apart from Nigeria; when the However, Endeley's political views changed, and he advocated greater integration of the territory with Nigeria. The current President of Cameroon is Paul Biya , since 6 November 1982.
The Human Rights Commission also noted that in their submission, the Respondent State (Republic of Cameroun) implicitly accepted that self-determination may be exercisable by the Complainants on condition that they establish cases of massive violations of human rights or denial of participation in public affairs. Beginning in 1884, all of present-day Cameroon and parts of several of its neighbors became the German colony of Kamerun, with a capital first at Buea and later at Yaounde. This led to the holding of the first Southern Cameroons Conference in Mamfe in 1953.
In the subsequent election thirteen Southern Cameroonian representatives were elected to the Southern Cameroons became part of Cameroon on 1 October 1961.
Under the current Constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless position. His appointment was announced by a decree signed by Head of State, President Paul Biya on Friday. “The clergy and top laity also took part in several top meetings called by the government to bring peace and held audiences with ministers, the prime minister and the head of state,” said Kale.
As a medical student in 1939, he helped form the Endeley was a delegate to the constitutional conference at He worked to have Southern Cameroons granted special regional status apart from Nigeria; when the However, Endeley's political views changed, and he advocated greater integration of the territory with Nigeria. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Ahidjo was a Muslim from the northern part of Cameroon and served as a radio operator in the French colonial administration from 1941/42 to 1953.
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Cameroon since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.