ÿþPaul Biya 



Date of Birth : 13 February 1933 

Birth Place: Mvomeka'a, Cameroon 

Political Party : Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 

Arrival in Power : 30 June 1975 

Religion: Roman Catholic 

Profession:	Politician 



Biography: 



Paul Biya was born in Mvomeka'a, Cameroon, in 1933. He is the current President of Cameroon.

He attended the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris in 1961 and obtained a degree in

International Relations. He entered politics at the end of the 1960's, where he held several

high-level government posts. In 1975 he became the Prime Minister of Cameroon under

Ahmadou Ahidjo. In 1982 he succeeded the President. He won elections in 1984 and then

survived a coup attempt in April 1984. He won another election in 1988, 1992, 1997 and 2004,

all of which were marred in controversy over their fairness and openness. In 2008 he eliminated

term limits for the president and also gave himself immunity from prosecution once he was out

of office. He is set for re-election in 2011. 



Sources:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Biya

The Economist: The World In 2010



Philemon Yang 



Date of Birth: 14 June 1947 

Birth Place: Jikejem-Oku, Cameroon 

Political Party: Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 

Arrival in Power: 30 June 2009 

Religion: NA 

Profession: NA



Biography: 



Philemon Yang was born in Jikejem-Oku, Cameroon, in 1947. He is the current Prime Minister

of Cameroon. He studied law at the University of Yaounde. He joined politics in 1975, and held

several high level posts before being named Cameroon's ambassador to Canada in 1984 until

2004. In 2004 he returned and served again in a high-level post for the Cameroon government

and was eventually named prime minister in 2009. 



Sources:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%C3%A9mon_Yang



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