List of heads of state of Cameroon

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This is a List of Heads of State of Cameroon.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
1 January 1960 to 5 May 1960	Ahmadou Ahidjo, Head of State	UC
5 May 1960 to 1966	Ahmadou Ahidjo, President	UC
1966 to 6 November 1982		UNC
6 November 1982 to 1985	Paul Biya, President	UNC
1985 to present		RDPC

Latest election

e • d Summary of the 11 October 2004 Cameroon presidential election results

Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Paul Biya - Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais)	2,665,359	70.92
Ni John Fru Ndi - Social Democratic Front (Front Social-Démocratique)	654,066	17.40
Adamou Ndam Njoya - Cameroon Democratic Union (Union Démocratique du Cameroun)	168,318	4.48
Garga Haman Adji - Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement)	140,372	3.74
Justin Mouafo - Nationalism of Cameroonian Patriots (NPC-BUSH)	14,915	0.40
Yondo Mandengue Black - Social Movement for New Democracy (MNSD)	13,601	0.36
Anicet Ekane - Social Movement for New Democracy (MANIDEM)	13,290	0.35
Fritz Pierre Ngo - Cameroon Ecological Movement (MEC)	13,122	0.35
Jean Michel Tekam - Party of Social Democracy (PDS)	12,785	0.34
Victorin Hameni Bieuleu - Union of Democratic Forces in Cameroon (UFDC)	11,920	0.32
Boniface Forbin - Justice and Development Party (JDP)	10,542	0.28
Djeukam Tchameni - Movement for Democracy and Interdependence (MDI)	10,539	0.28
Jean-Jacques Ekindi - Progressive Movement (MP)	10,158	0.27
Hubert Kamgang - Union of African Populations (UPA)	7,508	0.20
George Dobgima Nyamndi - Social Liberal Congress (SLC)	6,730	0.18
Gustave Essaka - Cameroon Integral Democracy (DIC)	4,996	0.13
Total (turnout 82.2%)	3,758,221	100.00
Source: African Elections Database

Affiliations

RDPC	Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais/Cameroonian
	(People’s Democratic Rally) conservative, former UNC renamed RDPC 1985
SDF	Social-Democratic Front/Front Social-Démocratique social-democratic
KNDP	Kamerun National Democratic Party British Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC
UC	Union Camerounais
	(Cameroon Union) French Cameroon-based, from 1966: part of UNC
UNC	Union National du Camerounais
	(Cameroonian National Union) from 1985: RDPC
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See also

• Cameroon
  • Politics of Cameroon
  • Heads of government of Cameroon
  • Colonial heads of Cameroon (British Cameroon)
  • Heads of government of British Cameroon
  • Colonial heads of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
  • Heads of government of French Cameroon (Cameroun)
  • Colonial heads of German Cameroon (Kamerun)
• Lists of office-holdersbg:Президент на Камерун

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