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Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician, President of Cameroon · Cameroon · On the map · Politicians · Born 1933 · age 93

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Paul Barthélemy Biya is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth prime minister under President Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1975 to 1982.

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2016Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1996Named Chairperson of the Organisation of African UnityOffice8 July 1996 to 2 June 19971982Named President of CameroonOfficefrom 6 November 19821981Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1975Named Prime Minister of CameroonOffice30 June 1975 to 6 November 19821933Born13 February 1933

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Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2016
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1981
Order of Valour
Order of Merit
Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX
Order of Merit of Senegal
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Order of the Federal Republic
Order of the Republic of Serbia
Order of the Republic
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Order of Pius IX
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
George Medal

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Widely considered to be a dictator, Biya is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa and the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world; at the age of 93, he is also the oldest current head of state in the world.

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Cameroon
Category
Politicians
Topics
Politicians, Politics
Type
Politician
Status
Living
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Born 1933 · age 93

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