List of presidents of Cameroon
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This is a list of presidents of Cameroon since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of two people have served as President of Cameroon.
The current President of Cameroon is Paul Biya, since 6 November 1982.[1]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Republic of Cameroon (1960–1961) | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1 | File:JFKWHP-KN-C20437 (cropped).jpg | Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 5 May 1960 | 1 October 1961 | Template:Ayd | UC | Assalé |
| Federal Republic of Cameroon (1961–1972) | ||||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:AhmadouAhidjoNL1979-5.jpg | Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 1 October 1961 | 2 June 1972 | Template:Ayd | UC (until 1966)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
East Cameroon |
| 1965 | Assalé Ahanda Tchoungui | |||||||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | UNC | West Cameroon | ||||||
| 1970 | Foncha Jua Muna | |||||||
| United Republic of Cameroon (1972–1984) | ||||||||
| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Ahmadou Ahidjo visits the White House on July 26, 1982.jpg | Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 2 June 1972 | 6 November 1982 (Resigned)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 1975 | ||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2 | File:Paul Biya 2014.png | Paul Biya (born 1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | 6 November 1982 | 4 February 1984 | Template:Ayd | UNC | Maigari Ayang |
| Republic of Cameroon (1984–present) | ||||||||
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | File:Paul Biya 2014.png | Paul Biya (born 1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1984 | 4 February 1984 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | UNC (until 1985; renamed to RDPC)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Hayatou Achu Musonge Inoni Yang Ngute |
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| 1988 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
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See also
- Politics of Cameroon
- President of Cameroon
- Prime Minister of Cameroon
- List of colonial governors of Cameroon
- List of heads of government of French Cameroon
- List of heads of government of British Cameroons
References
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External links
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