ON THIS DAY IN 1982, PAUL BIYA BECAME CAMEROON’S PRESIDENT — 44 YEARS LATER, HE STILL HOLDS POWER
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Paul Biya took the oath of office as the second president of Cameroon on 6 November 1982. He succeeded Ahmadou Ahidjo in the role. Now 93 years old, he has held power for 44 years. This means generations of citizens have never known another president.
ON THIS DAY IN 1982, PAUL BIYA BECAME CAMEROON’S PRESIDENT — 44 YEARS LATER, HE STILL HOLDS POWER On 6 November 1982, Paul Biya took the oath of office as Cameroon’s second president, succeeding Ahmadou Ahidjo. Today, exactly 44 years later, the 93-year-old remains in power. Generations of Cameroonians have grown up knowing no other […] The post ON THIS DAY IN 1982, PAUL BIYA BECAME CAMEROON’S PRESIDENT — 44 YEARS LATER, HE STILL HOLDS POWER first appeared on The Zambian Observer .