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Cameroon's President Paul Biya appears at a press conference ... After highly contested elections in 2018, Biya further toughened his autocratic grip on power, with dissenting opinions firmly ...

When Paul Biya unexpectedly became the president of his country, Cameroon, in 1982, following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, Ahmadu Ahidjo, he was only 49. He has been president since.