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Encyclopedia > Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo

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In office
1960 – 6 November 1982
Succeeded by Paul Biya

In office
1 January 1960 – 15 May 1960
Succeeded by Charles Assalé

Born 24 August 1924
Garoua
Died 30 November 1989
Dakar, Senegal
Nationality Cameroonian

Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 1924 - 30 November 1989) was the president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. List of Heads of State of Cameroon (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Cameroon Politics of Cameroon Heads of Government of Cameroon Colonial Heads of Cameroon British Cameroon Heads of Government of British Cameroon Colonial Heads of French Cameroon Heads of Government of French... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President Paul Biya of Cameroon with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, New York, 16 September 2002 Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since 1982. ... Under the current constitution of Cameroon, the Prime Minister of Cameroon is a relatively powerless executive. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Garoua is the capital of the North Province of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) Région Dakar Département Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Heads of State of Cameroon (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Cameroon Politics of Cameroon Heads of Government of Cameroon Colonial Heads of Cameroon British Cameroon Heads of Government of British Cameroon Colonial Heads of French Cameroon Heads of Government of French... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Born in Garoua, he entered the politics of French Cameroun during the 1940s. He was elected president of that country when it gained independence in 1960, and persuaded part of British Cameroon to join his country. He was reelected in 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980, gradually establishing the complete dominance of his own party and outlawing all others in 1976. Garoua is the capital of the North Province of Cameroon, lying on the Benue River. ... // Early history The earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were probably the Baka (Pygmies). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in Nigeria and Cameroon. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...


He experienced a rebellion in the 1960s from a group known as the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon, but defeated it by 1970. In the early 1970s he created an unpopular constitution which ended the autonomy of British Cameroon and established unitary rule. Though many of his actions were dictatorial, his country became one of the most stable in Africa. The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (French: Union des Populations du Cameroun) is a political party in Cameroon. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...


Ahidjo resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, on 6 November 1982 (there are many theories surrounding the resignation; it is generally believed that his French doctor "tricked" Ahidjo about his health [1] [2]. In 1983 he had a major feud with his successor, Paul Biya, and by 1984 he had fled the country and been sentenced to death in absentia for participation in a plot against Biya. He divided his time between France and Senegal. He died in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President Paul Biya of Cameroon with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, New York, 16 September 2002 Paul Biya (born 13 February 1933) has been the President of Cameroon since 1982. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) Région Dakar Département Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ...


Notes

  1. ^ http://www.waado.org/nigerian_scholars/archive/debates/constitution/OmoigCoup.html
  2. ^ http://dawodu.com/bakassi3.htm])
Preceded by
André-Marie Mbida
Prime Minister of Cameroon
1958–1960
Succeeded by
Charles Assalé
Preceded by
(none)
President of Cameroon
1960–1982
Succeeded by
Paul Biya

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Ahmadou Ahidjo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (241 words)
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 1924 - 30 November 1989) was the president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.
Ahidjo resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, on 6 November 1982 (there are many theories surrounding the resignation).
In 1983 he had a major feud with his successor, Paul Biya, and by 1984 he had fled the country and been sentenced to death in absentia for participation in a plot against Biya.
Ahmadou Ahidjo Biography / Biography of Ahmadou Ahidjo Biography Biography (772 words)
Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924-1989) was the president of the Federal Republic of Cameroon and one of the most influential leaders of the French-speaking African states.
Ahmadou Ahidjo was born in August 1924, in Garoua, an inland river port on the Benue River in northern Cameroon.
Ahidjo, who had joined the Démocrates during the previous year and whose influence among the northern deputies was widely acknowledged, was appointed vice premier and minister of the interior in the Mbida government.
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