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Ahmadou Ahidjo

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Ahidjo, Ahmadou 

Born Aug. 1924.Cameroon statesman.

In 1941, Ahidjo completed the administrative school in Yaounde, becoming a radio operator. From 1947 he was elected to several local government bodies under the French colonial administration including the Representative, Territorial, and Legislative assemblies. After Cameroon was given internal autonomy, he became deputy premier in 1957 and premier in February 1958. He served in this office until May 1960, when he was elected president of Cameroon. After the formation of the Federal Republic of Cameroon in October 1961, Ahidjo became president of the republic. He has been the national chairman of the ruling party, the Cameroonian Union, since 1966.
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Even though more democratic practices were permitted in the English-speaking area of the south-west, the regime of the country's first President Ahmadou Ahidjo (1960-82) was better known for its authoritarianism, which made his sudden decision to resign, and hand over to his Prime Minister Paul Biya all the more surprising, especially as this involved a 'power shift' from north to south-east.
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