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Supporters Want Cameroon’s Four-Decade President, 91, to Run Again

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Biya has been president of Cameroon since 1982 and leader of his party since 1985. At 91, he is the oldest leader in the world and the second-longest-serving president after his neighbor, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. Opponents say Cameroon needs young dynamic leaders to salvage the country from underdevelopment.

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Supporters Want Cameroon’s Four-Decade President, 91, to Run Again

Yaounde, Cameroon — Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule. They say Biya is the only one who can bring peace and development to the country, but the opposition says Biya must leave office after running Cameroon for decades. Several hundred people sang in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, on …

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