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Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east,
Bamum script is a writing system developed by King Njoya in the late 19th century.
Leaders of the pro-independence UPC
A statue of a chief in Bana, West Region
President Paul Biya with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014
Paul Biya
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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 197
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…1972. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and back to the Republic of Cameroon in 1984 by a presidential decree by President Paul Biya. Biya, the incumbent president, has led the country since 1982 following Ahidjo's resignation; he previously held office as prime minister from 1975…
Biya in 2022
Ahidjo in July 1982, three months before he resigned.
Biya with U.S. president Ronald Reagan in 1986
Biya with President of the European Commission Jacques Delors (left) and Manuel Marín (right) in 1989