Biya was never a soldier or a street politician. He was an administrator who rose through the files: education ministry in 1964, the presidency by 1967, Prime Minister in 1975. In June 1979 President Ahmadou Ahidjo changed the law so the Prime Minister would automatically succeed him.
43 Years In Power And Still Going. This is Paul Biya
Cameroon became independent in 1960. Since then it has had two presidents. Paul Biya has been the second one since 6 November 1982 — at 93, the oldest serving head of state in the world, in a country whose median age is 18.
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