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President of Cameroon

Head of state of Cameroon

Summary

Head of state of Cameroon

Field	Value
post	President
body	the
Republic of Cameroon
insignia	Coat of arms of Cameroon.svg
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of Cameroon
native_name	Président de la
République du Cameroun
image	Paul Biya 2014.png
incumbent	Paul Biya
incumbentsince	6 November 1982
style	His Excellency
residence	Unity Palace, Yaoundé
appointer	Elected
termlength	Seven years,
termlength_qualified	renewable
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Cameroon (1972)
formation
inaugural	Ahmadou Ahidjo
deputy	President of the Cameroon Senate
salary	378,813,989 Central African CFA francs/620,976 USD (estimated) annually
website	Official Website

Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun The President of Cameroon ({{langx|fr|Président de la république du Cameroun}}) is the executive head of state and de facto head of government of Cameroon 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.

History

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

Term limits for the president were lifted for Biya in 2008.

Latest election

Main article: 2025 Cameroonian presidential election

References

(January 9, 2014). "The Queen's Baton Relay in Cameroon: High Commissioner's speech".
(27 December 2020). "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily".
''Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon'' ([http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/Cameroon.pdf English] and [http://www.prc.cm/instit/consti.htm French] {{Webarchive. link. (2006-02-28 versions). 18 January 1996. Accessed 8 August 2017.)
"Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa".

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