Jeanne-Irène Biya (October 12, 1935 – July 29, 1992) was the former

First Lady of Cameroon First Lady of the Republic of Cameroon refers to the wife of the president of Cameroon. Chantal Biya, the second wife of President Paul Biya, became First Lady upon her marriage to Biya on April 23, 1994. First ladies of Cameroon Notes Refe ...

and first wife of

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.

, who has served as the President of

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 ...

since 1982. Jeanne-Irène Biya

died in office A death in office is the death of a person who was incumbent of an office-position until the time of death. Such deaths have been usually due to natural causes, but they are also caused by accidents, suicides, disease and assassinations. The dea ...

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

at age 56. She was succeeded by

Chantal Biya Chantal Biya (,born 4 December 1969) is the first lady of Cameroon. Early life Chantal Biya was born in Dimako, East Province, Cameroon.. Her father was French expatriate Georges Vigouroux and her mother, Miss Doumé pageant winner, Rosette ...

as first lady of Cameroon in 1994.

References

1935 births 1992 deaths First ladies of Cameroon People from Centre Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-bio-stub