Ahmadou Ahidjo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ahmadou Ahidjo | |
 Ahmadou Ahidjo |
|
|
|
|
| In office 1960 – 6 November 1982 |
|
| Succeeded by | Paul Biya |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| In office 1 January 1960 – 15 May 1960 |
|
| Succeeded by | Charles Assalé |
|
|
|
| Born | 24 August 1924 Garoua |
| Died | 30 November 1989 Dakar, Senegal |
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 1924 - 30 November 1989) was the president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.
Born in Garoua, he entered the politics of French Cameroun during the 1940s. He was elected president of that country when it gained independence in 1960, and persuaded part of British Cameroon to join his country. He was reelected in 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1980, gradually establishing the complete dominance of his own party and outlawing all others in 1976.
He experienced a rebellion in the 1960s from a group known as the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon, but defeated it by 1970. In the early 1970s he created an unpopular constitution which ended the autonomy of British Cameroon and established unitary rule. Though many of his actions were dictatorial, his country became one of the most stable in Africa.
Ahidjo resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, on 6 November 1982 (there are many theories surrounding the resignation; it is generally believed that his French doctor "tricked" Ahidjo about his health [1] [2]. In 1983 he had a major feud with his successor, Paul Biya, and by 1984 he had fled the country and been sentenced to death in absentia for participation in a plot against Biya. He divided his time between France and Senegal. He died in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.
[edit] Notes
| Preceded by André-Marie Mbida |
Prime Minister of Cameroon 1958–1960 |
Succeeded by Charles Assalé |
| Preceded by (none) |
President of Cameroon 1960–1982 |
Succeeded by Paul Biya |
| Presidents of Cameroon |  |
|---|---|
| Ahmadou Ahidjo • Paul Biya |
| Prime Ministers of Cameroon | |
|---|---|
| East Cameroon (1960-72): Ahmadou Ahidjo • Charles Assalé • Vincent de Paul Ahanda • Simon Pierre Tchoungui West Cameroon (1961-72): John Ngu Foncha • Augustine Ngom Jua • Salomon Tandeng Muna Cameroon (since 1972): vacant • Paul Biya • Maigari Bello Bouba • Luc Ayang • vacant • Sadou Hayatou • Simon Achidi Achu • Peter Mafany Musonge • Ephraïm Inoni |
 |
This Cameroonian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
