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1992 In Cameroon ...
Events in the year 1992 in Cameroon. Incumbents * President – Paul Biya * Prime Minister – Sadou Hayatou until 9 April, then Simon Achidi Achu Events * 1 March – Parliamentary elections take place. * 11 October – Presidential election takes place. * The University of Buea becomes a full-fledged university. Births * 5 January – Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana, judoka * 2 April – Madias Nzesso, weightlifter References {{Year in Africa, 1992 1990s in Cameroon Years of the 20th century in Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of Cameroon
This is a list of presidents of Cameroon since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.A total of two people have served as President of Cameroon.The current President of Cameroon is Paul Biya, since 6 November 1982. List of officeholders ;Political parties Officeholders Timeline See also *Cameroon **President of Cameroon **Prime Minister of Cameroon *** List of prime ministers of Cameroon **List of colonial governors of Cameroon **List of heads of government of French Cameroon **List of heads of government of British Cameroons **Politics of Cameroon * Lists of office-holders External linksOfficial Website {{Cameroon topics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Biya
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.Profile of Biya at Cameroonian presidency web site .Biography at 2004 presidential election web site . He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa and the oldest head of state in the world. A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadou Hayatou
Sadou Hayatou (15 February 1942 – 1 August 2019) was a Cameroonian politician. Hayatou served as the List of Prime Ministers of Cameroon, 4th Prime Minister of Cameroon from 26 April 1991 to 9 April 1992. Biography Hayatou was born in Garoua. His brother, Issa Hayatou, was for a long time, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). He was appointed to the government of Cameroon as Minister of Agriculture in 1984. He was the Minister of Finance of Cameroon from 1987 to 1990. After his stint as Prime Minister, Hayatou became National Director of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), leaving that post on January 1, 2008. Despite the official retirement age at the Bank being 60, Hayatou was kept in his post for five additional years by BEAC Governor Jean-Félix Mamalepot.Brice R. Mbodiam"Béac : Sadou Hayatou n’est plus le directeur national" ''Mutations'' (Cameroon-info.net), January 9, 2008 . References 1942 births 2019 deaths People from G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Achidi Achu
Simon Achidi Achu (5 November 1934 – 4 May 2021) was a Cameroonian politician who served as the prime minister of Cameroon from 1992 to 1996. Previously he was Minister of Justice from 1972 to 1975. A leading member of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), Achidi Achu was appointed Chairman of the National Investment Corporation in 2003, and he was elected to the Senate of Cameroon in 2013.''Les Elites camerounaises: who's who in United Republic of Cameroon'' (1976), Bulletin de l'Afrique noire, page 6.''Africa Year Book and Who's Who'' (1977), Africa Journal Ltd., page 1,033. Early life and career Achidi Achu was born in |
1992 Cameroonian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 1 March 1992. They were first multi-party elections for the National Assembly since 1964, although they were boycotted by the Social Democratic Front and the Cameroon Democratic Union. The result was a victory for the ruling (and formerly sole legal party) Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 88 of the 180 seats. Voter turnout was 60.7%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p180 Results References {{Cameroonian elections Cameroon Parliamentary election Elections in Cameroon Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Cameroonian parliamentary election Cameroonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Cameroon ** Culture of Cameroon ** Demographics of Cameroon ** Lists of Cameroonians * Cameroonian Pidgin English ** Languages of Cameroon * Cameroonian cuisine See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Cameroonian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Cameroon on 11 October 1992. They were the first presidential election since multi-party politics had been legalised, and were also the first to feature more than one candidate. Incumbent Paul Biya won with 39.98% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.9%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p184 Background The 1992 presidential elections were a crucial moment in Cameroon's post-independence history. Although an assortment of opposition leaders—most importantly the anglophone Social Democratic Front leader John Fru Ndi—furiously opposed President Biya and sought to unseat him between 1990 and 1992, they were ultimately unable to do so. Although opposition was successful in forcing Biya to accept multi-party politics and severely pressured his regime, he nevertheless retained control of the country and faced a divided opposition in the 1992 elections. The opposition's failure to pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Buea
University of Buea (UB) is found in Molyko, Buea, in the southwest region of Cameroon. It was founded as a university centre in 1985 and became a full-fledged university in 1992, following a government decree that re-organized state universities in the country. It is regarded as the best university in Cameroon and is one of two English speaking universities in Cameroon, alongside the University of Bamenda, which follow the British system of education. It serves citizens from both anglophone and francophone regions of Cameroon and from neighboring countries such as Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. Location UB is in the historic town of Buea, former capital of German Kamerun, former capital of British Cameroon, former capital of the federated State of West Cameroon, and now the regional capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Although the university draws its students mainly from the English-speaking part of Cameroon, it also serves the other regions of the country. Admiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana
Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana (born 5 January 1992 in Bikok) is a Cameroonian judoka. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's -78kg. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. In 2021, she competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. At the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ..., she competed in the women's +78kg event. References External links * Olympic judoka for Cameroon 1992 births Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Living people Cameroonian female judoka African Games bronze medalists for Cameroon African Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2015 African Games Competitors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madias Nzesso
Madias Dodo Nzesso Ngake (born 20 April 1992 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian weightlifter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the -75 kg event and won a bronze medal. References 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Douala Olympic weightlifters for Cameroon Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cameroonian female weightlifters Olympic bronze medalists for Cameroon Olympic medalists in weightlifting 21st-century Cameroonian women {{Cameroon-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 In Cameroon ...
Events in the year 1992 in Cameroon. Incumbents * President – Paul Biya * Prime Minister – Sadou Hayatou until 9 April, then Simon Achidi Achu Events * 1 March – Parliamentary elections take place. * 11 October – Presidential election takes place. * The University of Buea becomes a full-fledged university. Births * 5 January – Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana, judoka * 2 April – Madias Nzesso, weightlifter References {{Year in Africa, 1992 1990s in Cameroon Years of the 20th century in Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s In Cameroon
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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