Paul Biya
President of Cameroon since 1982
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| 2024 | Human Rights Watch condemned the Cameroonian government for intense repression against the opposition following the declaration of the main opposition parties as illegal. |
| October 2024 | The government dismissed rumors of Paul Biya's death after concerns arose from his absence from public events. |
| October 21 2024 | Paul Biya was shown on state television arriving at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport after returning from Switzerland. |
| October 9 2024 | Paul Atanga Nji, the Minister of Territorial Administration, banned media outlets from discussing the president's health. |
| July 5 2024 | Brenda Biya, Paul Biya's daughter, publicly revealed her same-sex relationship with Brazilian model Layyons Valença, hoping to change anti-LGBT laws in Cameroon. |
| 2020 | The ongoing deployment of U.S. military personnel for intelligence and reconnaissance purposes in northern Cameroon continued, highlighting the sustained military partnership during Biya's presidency. |
| June 2020 | Cameroon, under Paul Biya's leadership, was one of 53 countries that supported the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations. |
| November 14 2019 | In a forum in Paris, Biya acknowledged the failure of efforts to assimilate Anglophone regions into the Francophone system, which contributed to ongoing conflict. |
| 2018 | Biya won re-election as president, facing accusations of voting irregularities and fraud once again. |
| November 7 2018 | Journalist Mimi Mefo was arrested after reporting on the Cameroonian military's alleged involvement in the murder of an American missionary; she was later released, and charges were dropped. |
| June 2018 | A BBC News report documented widespread burning of villages in the Southwest Region and alleged human rights abuses by government forces. |
| October 2017 | Separatists declared independence of Ambazonia in the Anglophone regions, following ongoing protests and conflicts with the government. |
| June 2017 | Protests in English-speaking provinces escalated, with police killing four protesters and arresting over 100. |
| April 2017 | Cameroonian journalist Ahmed Abba was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a military tribunal, a decision condemned by human rights groups. |
| January 2017 | The Cameroonian government ordered a suspension of Internet services in the Northwest and Southwest provinces due to rising opposition, which resumed in late April after public outcry. |
| 2016 | Protests emerged in late 2016 against the use of French in courts, leading to violent clashes and criticism of Biya's governance. |
| 2016 | Biya faced criticism in the wake of the worst train crash in Cameroon, which resulted in 79 fatalities. |
| 2015 | The Cameroon–Nigeria Mixed Commission had met 38 times by this year and reported that a few tens of kilometers of the land boundary remained unresolved, despite significant progress in surveying and agreeing upon the border. |
| 2015 | Approximately 300 U.S. military personnel were deployed to northern Cameroon to support regional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations, furthering the military cooperation between the two nations. |
| February 2014 | Biya issued a personal decree for the release of Michel Thierry Atangana, who had been arbitrarily detained for 17 years under false claims of embezzlement. |
| January 12 2014 | Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visited Cameroon. |
| 2013 | From around this year, Cameroon under Paul Biya increased its bilateral relations with the U.S. focusing on joint counterterrorism efforts against Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa. |
| November 3 2011 | Biya was sworn in for another term as president following his re-election. |
| October 2011 | Paul Biya secured a sixth term in office, polling 77.9% of the votes cast in the presidential election. |
| May 2 2011 | Teyou was released after International PEN agreed to pay his fine so he could seek medical treatment for his health issues. |
| November 2010 | Bertrand Teyou published a book detailing Chantal Biya's rise to First Lady, leading to Teyou's imprisonment for two years on charges of 'insult to character' and organizing an 'illegal demonstration'. |
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