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When Paul Biya once again took oath as the President of Cameroon, a huge uproar started in the entire country. He has become the oldest President of the world but is not ready to leave the chair.
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest presidentIn one corner of the world, a politician has done a shocking feat and has become the oldest President of the world. All this has happened in Cameroon located in Central Africa, where Paul Biya took oath as President on Thursday. This time he has started his eighth term and by the time this term ends, he will be over 100 years old. After this, protests have started all over the country. He has been occupying this country for the last 43 years and is refusing to budge from his position.
What did Paul Biya say?
In a speech before beginning his eighth term, Paul Biya, 92, promised to restore order in the Central African nation and blamed irresponsible politicians and the diaspora for stoking unrest. Biya told the people of the country, ‘As I assume office, I fully realize the seriousness of the situation that our country is going through. I realize the number and gravity of the challenges we face. I feel the depth of disappointments, and the scale of expectations’.
48 civilians killed
According to Reuters, security forces killed 48 civilians during protests against Biya’s re-election. The government has not responded to requests for comment, nor has it provided any estimates of those killed or injured during the unrest.
According to official results, Biya was declared the winner of last week’s election by a comfortable margin with 53.66% of the votes, while opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakri received 35.19%. This new tenure of his can keep him in power till the age of almost 100 years.
chair craze
He has not left the chair since assuming office for the first time in 1982. In 2008, he abolished the presidential term limits and announced that he could contest the presidential election as many times as he wanted. Paul Biya is obsessed with remaining in the presidency till his death. Let us tell you that after independence from France in 1960, Cameroon has got only two presidents, out of which Biya has had the longest tenure.
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