List of Presidents of Cameroon
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List of Presidents of Cameroon

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No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Elected	Political affiliation	Prime Minister(s)

Took office	Left office	Time in office

Republic of Cameroun

1	Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)	-	5 May 1960	1 October 1961	1 year, 149 days	–	UC	Himself Assalé

Federal Republic of Cameroon

(1)	Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)	-	1 October 1961	2 June 1972	10 years, 245 days	1965 1970	UC / UNC

East Cameroon

Assalé Ahanda Tchoungui

West Cameroon

Foncha Jua Muna

United Republic of Cameroon

(1)	Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989)	-	2 June 1972	6 November 1982 (resigned.)	10 years, 157 days	1975 1980	UNC	Biya

2	Paul Biya (1933–)	-	6 November 1982	4 February 1984	1 year, 90 days	–	UNC	Maigari Ayang

Republic of Cameroon

(2)	Paul Biya (1933–)	-	4 February 1984	Incumbent	35 years, 36 days	1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 2018	UNC / RDPC	Hayatou Achu Musonge Inoni Yang Ngute

Sentence(s)

Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (1924 – 1989) was the first President of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.

final_sentence: Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (1924 – 1989) was the first President of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.