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8 unusual facts about Paul Biya


2008 Cameroonian anti-government protests

Further political turmoil had been caused by President Paul Biya's announcement that he wanted the constitution to be amended to remove term limits; without such an amendment, he would have to leave office at the end of his term in 2011.

Anne-Marie Nzié

Nzié was a supporter of both of Cameroon's presidents, Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya.

Camair-Co

Camair-co was created on 11 September 2006 by decree of Paul Biya, the President of Cameroon, as a company aimed at replacing Cameroon Airlines, the country's national airline at that time.

Grand Prix Chantal Biya

The race is named in honor of Chantal Biya, the First Lady of Cameroon as wife of President Paul Biya.

Menchum River

On 8 December 2010 President Paul Biya announced plans to construct a dam on the Menchum Falls.

Paul Biya

"Tyrants, the World's 20 Worst Living Dictators", by David Wallechinsky, ranked Biya with three others commonly in sub-Saharan Africa: Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, and King Mswati of Swaziland.

Regions of Cameroon

In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, President Paul Biya signed decrees abolishing "provinces" and replacing them with "regions".

Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

It was officially opened on 28 March 2002 by President Paul Biya in a ceremony attended by the Chines Vice-Minister of Health.


Bertrand Teyou

Bertrand Zepherin Teyou (born 1969) is a Cameroonian author who was imprisoned from November 2010 to May 2011 on charges of insulting Chantal Biya, the wife of President Paul Biya in a recent book and for trying to hold a public reading of this book.


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