| President of the Republic of Cameroon | |
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| Président de la République du Cameroun | |
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| Style | His Excellency[1] |
| Residence | Unity Palace,Yaoundé |
| Appointer | Elected |
| Term length | Seven years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Cameroon (1972) |
| Inaugural holder | Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| Formation | 5 May 1960; 65 years ago (1960-05-05) |
| Deputy | President of the Cameroon Senate |
| Salary | 378,813,989Central African CFA francs/620,976 USD (estimated) annually[2] |
| Website | Official Website |
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 Cameroon portal |
ThePresident of Cameroon (French:Président de larépublique du Cameroun) is the executivehead of state and de factohead of government ofCameroon and is the commander in chief of theCameroon Armed Forces. The authority of the state is exercised both by the president and by theParliament.[3]
The office of president of Cameroon was established in 1960, following the country's independence fromFrance. The office was held byAhmadou Ahidjo from 5 May 1960 to 6 November 1982 and then byPaul Biya since 6 November 1982.
Term limits for the president were lifted for Biya in 2008.[4]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Paul Biya | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement | 2,474,179 | 53.66 | |
| Issa Tchiroma | Cameroon National Salvation Front | 1,622,334 | 35.19 | |
| Cabral Libii | Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation | 157,568 | 3.42 | |
| Bello Bouba Maigari | National Union for Democracy and Progress | 112,758 | 2.45 | |
| Hermine Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya | Cameroon Democratic Union | 76,721 | 1.66 | |
| Joshua Osih | Social Democratic Front | 55,841 | 1.21 | |
| Seta Caxton Ateki [fr] | Liberal Alliance Party | 39,935 | 0.87 | |
| Hiram Samuel Iyodi [fr] | Front of Cameroonian Democrats | 18,828 | 0.41 | |
| Serge Espoir Matomba [fr] | United People for Social Renovation | 15,925 | 0.35 | |
| Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe | Cameroonian National Citizen Movement | 13,612 | 0.30 | |
| Pierre Kwemo [fr] | Union of Socialist Movements | 12,873 | 0.28 | |
| Akere Muna | Univers [fr] | 10,252 | 0.22 | |
| Total | 4,610,826 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,610,826 | 98.77 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 57,620 | 1.23 | ||
| Total votes | 4,668,446 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,082,692 | 57.76 | ||
| Source:Constitutional Council | ||||
| East Cameroon (1960–1972) |  | |
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| West Cameroon (1961–1972) | ||
| Republic of Cameroon (1975–present) | ||