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Also Known As Paul Barthélemy Biya’a bi Mvondo
Born February 13, 1933 (age 92) • Cameroon
Title / Office president (1982-), Cameroon
Political Affiliation Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement

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Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo
president of Cameroon
Oyono, Ferdinand Léopold
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono
Cameroonian statesman, actor, and writer
Nachtigal, detail from an engraving by V. Froer
Gustav Nachtigal
German explorer
Alfred Saker
British missionary
Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid
Cameroonian basketball player
Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto’o
Cameroonian athlete
Samuel Fosso
Samuel Fosso
Cameroonian photographer
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian author
Milla, Roger
Roger Milla
Cameroonian football player
Francis Bebey
Cameroonian writer and composer
René Philombe
Cameroonian author
Guillaume Oyono-Mbia
Cameroonian dramatist and writer