| Name | Paul Biya |  |
| Surname | Biya | |
| First Names | Paul Barthelemy bi Mvondo | |
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| Country of Birth | Cameroon |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 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 --------------------------------- • 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). [ Retrieved on 12 Mar 2008 - http://www.prc.cm/index_en.php?link=6 ] |
| Record last updated on 24 JUN 2008 |