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President of Cameroon

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President of the Republic of Cameroon Président de la République du Cameroun
Coat of arms of Cameroon
Incumbent Paul Biya since 6 November 1982
Residence	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Appointer	Elected
Term length	7 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Ahmadou Ahidjo
Formation	5 May 1960
Deputy	President of the Cameroon Senate
Salary	378,813,989 Central African CFA francs/620,976 USD (estimated) annually^[1]
Website	Official Website

Politics of Cameroon


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The president of Cameroon is the executive head of state and de facto head of governmentofCameroon and is the commander in chief of the Cameroon Armed Forces. The authority of the State is exercised both by the President and by the Parliament.^[2]

History

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The office of president of Cameroon was established in 1960, following the country's independence from France. The office was held by Ahmadou Ahidjo from 5 May 1960 to 6 November 1982 and then by Paul Biya since 6 November 1982.

Term limits

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Term limits for the president were lifted for Biya in 2008.^[3]

Latest election

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Paul Biya	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	2,521,934	71.28
	Maurice Kamto	Cameroon Renaissance Movement	503,384	14.23
	Cabral Libii	Univers	222,020	6.28
	Joshua Osih	Social Democratic Front	118,706	3.36
	Adamou Ndam Njoya	Cameroon Democratic Union	61,220	1.73
	Garga Haman Adji	Alliance for Democracy and Development	55,048	1.56
	Frankline Njifor Afanwi	National Citizens' Movement of Cameroon	23,687	0.67
	Serge Espoir Matomba	United People for Social Renovation	19,704	0.56
	Akere Muna	Now!	12,262	0.35
Total			3,537,965	100.00

Valid votes			3,537,965	98.53
Invalid/blank votes			52,716	1.47
Total votes			3,590,681	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,667,754	53.85
Source: Camerlex

References

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^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". 27 December 2020.

^ Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon (English and French Archived 2006-02-28 at the Wayback Machine versions). 18 January 1996. Accessed 8 August 2017.

^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.