Name Paul Biya Paul Biya
Surname Biya
First Names Paul Barthelemy bi Mvondo
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Country of Birth Cameroon
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1982   Democratic Rally of the Cameroon People Party Leader
1982   The Presidency President of the Republic
1975 1982 Office of the Prime Minister Prime Minister
1970 1975 General Secretariat of the Presidency State Minister - Secretary General
1968 1970 General Secretariat of the Presidency Minister Secretary General
1968 1968 General Secretariat of the Presidency Secretary General
1967 1968 The Presidency Director of Civil Cabinet (Chief of Staff) of the President
1965 1967 Ministry of Basic Education Secretary General - Minister of National Education, Youth & Culture
1964 1965 Ministry of Basic Education Cabinet Director - Minister of National Education, Youth & Culture
1962 1964 The Presidency Assistant Charge de Mission
1962 1963 École Nationale d'Administration - Paris Student - Diploma of Higher Studies in Public Law at IHEOM, now IIAP
1961 1962 École Nationale d'Administration - Paris Student - Diploma from the former Institut des Hautes Études d'Outre-Mer (IHEOM) now IIAP, part of ENA Paris
1960 1961 Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris Student - Diploma of IEP Paris in International Relations
1957 1960 University Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne Undergraduate student - BA in Public Law
1955 1956 Lycee Louis-le-Grand Student - Baccalaureate 2nd Part, Option Philosophy
1954 1955 Lycee General Leclerc Student - He obtained the Baccalaureate 1st Part in June 1955
1950 1954 Petit-Seminaire Saint Joseph Student - He obtained the BEPC in June 1953
1948 1950 St. Tharcissius Pre-seminary Student
1942 1948 Catholic Primary School of Nden Pupil - First School Leaving Certificate (CEPE)
Date of Birth 13 Feb 1933
Political Affiliation RDCP
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Notes More details on Paul Biya
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• As Constitutional successor, Paul Biya became President of the Republic after the resignation of Ahmadou Ahidjo on the 6th November 1982; this according to the constitutional amendment instituted by law n° 79/02 of 29th June 1979.
• Elected President of the Cameroon National Union (CNU): 14 September 1983.
• Elected President of the Republic on 14th January 1984, reelected on the 24th April, 1988, 11th October 1992 (First election with direct universal suffrage with many candidates) : 12th October 1997 and llth October 2004.
• When on the 19th December 1990, Mr Paul BIYA promulgated the law on associations and Political parties. He was in effect restoring multiparty politics in Cameroon (since September 1966, when Cameroon was under the one party system). As of today, over two hundred parties have been legalised. The CPDM obtained an absolute majority during the March 1997 legislative elections and its candidate won the Presidential election of October, 1997.
Honorary Distinctions of Paul Biya:
• Grand Master of the National Orders (Republic of Cameroon);
• Grand-Croix of the Legion of Honour (Republic of France);
• Great Commander of the Medal of St-George (United Kingdom and North Irland);
• Grand-Croix de classe exceptionnelle (Federal Republic of Germany);
• Grand Collier de I'Ordre du Ouissam Mohammadi (Kingdon of Marocco);
• Great Commander of the Order of Niger (Federal Republic of Nigeria);
• Grand-Croix de I'Ordre National du Mérite (Republic of Senegal);
• Commander of the National Ordre (Republic of Tunisia);
• Doctoris Honoris Causa (University of Maryland, USA);
• Professor emeritus (University of Beijing, Republic of China).
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Record last updated on 24 JUN 2008