Heads of state of Cameroon
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This is a List of Heads of State of Cameroon.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Affiliation Notes
1 January 1960 to 5 May 1960 Ahmadou Ahidjo, Head of State UC
5 May 1960 to 1966 Ahmadou Ahidjo, President UC
1966 to 6 November 1982 UNC
6 November 1982 to 1985 Paul Biya, President UNC
1985 to present RDPC

Latest election

e • d Summary of the 11 October 2004 Cameroon presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Paul Biya - Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais) 2,665,359 70.92
Ni John Fru Ndi - Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique) 654,066 17.40
Adamou Ndam Njoya - Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun) 168,318 4.48
Garga Haman Adji - Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement) 140,372 3.74
Justin Mouafo - Nationalism of Cameroonian Patriots (NPC-BUSH) 14,915 0.40
Yondo Mandengue Black - Social Movement for New Democracy (MNSD) 13,601 0.36
Anicet Ekane - Social Movement for New Democracy (MANIDEM) 13,290 0.35
Fritz Pierre Ngo - Cameroon Ecological Movement (MEC) 13,122 0.35
Jean Michel Tekam - Party of Social Democracy (PDS) 12,785 0.34
Victorin Hameni Bieuleu - Union of Democratic Forces in Cameroon (UFDC) 11,920 0.32
Boniface Forbin - Justice and Development Party (JDP) 10,542 0.28
Djeukam Tchameni - Movement for Democracy and Interdependence (MDI) 10,539 0.28
Jean-Jacques Ekindi - Progressive Movement (MP) 10,158 0.27
Hubert Kamgang - Union of African Populations (UPA) 7,508 0.20
George Dobgima Nyamndi - Social Liberal Congress (SLC) 6,730 0.18
Gustave Essaka - Cameroon Integral Democracy (DIC) 4,996 0.13
Total (turnout 82.2%) 3,758,221 100.00
Source: African Elections Database

Affiliations


RDPC Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais/Cameroonian
(People’s Democratic Rally) conservative, former UNC renamed RDPC 1985
SDF Social-Democratic Front/Front Social-Démocratique social-democratic
KNDP Kamerun National Democratic Party British Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC
UC Union Camerounais
(Cameroon Union) French Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC
UNC Union National du Camerounais
(Cameroonian National Union) from 1985: RDPC
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