President of Cameroon

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The President of Cameroon is the country's head of state and holds significant executive authority, including leadership over the government and the power to appoint key officials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive office ⓘ
head of state office ⓘ
appointedBy electorate of Cameroon ⓘ
assumedOffice 6 November 1982 ⓘ
canChair Council of Ministers of Cameroon ⓘ
commanderInChiefOf Cameroonian Armed Forces ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Cameroon ⓘ
country Cameroon ⓘ
currentHolder Paul Biya ⓘ
electionSystem plurality voting system ⓘ
eligibleCandidateRequirement Cameroonian citizenship by origin ⓘ
minimum age defined by electoral law ⓘ
firstHolder Ahmadou Ahidjo ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of Cameroon ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Republic of Cameroon ⓘ
linked to: Cameroon
hasPower appoint members of the government ⓘ
appoint senior civil and military officials ⓘ
appoint the Prime Minister of Cameroon ⓘ
command the armed forces of Cameroon ⓘ
declare a state of emergency ⓘ
dissolve the National Assembly under certain conditions ⓘ
grant pardons ⓘ
issue ordinances with force of law under certain conditions ⓘ
negotiate and ratify international treaties ⓘ
promulgate laws ⓘ
submit bills to Parliament ⓘ
headOfGovernment Cameroon ⓘ
headOfState Cameroon ⓘ
isMemberOf National Security Council of Cameroon ⓘ
isPartOf constitutional institutions of Cameroon ⓘ
nativeLabel President of the Republic of Cameroon ⓘ
Président de la République du Cameroun ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
officeCreated 1960 ⓘ
oversees Government of Cameroon ⓘ
positionHeld President of Cameroon ⓘ
precededByOffice High Commissioner of France in Cameroon ⓘ
represents Cameroon in foreign relations ⓘ
residence Unity Palace, Yaoundé ⓘ
roleIn politics of Cameroon ⓘ
seat Yaoundé ⓘ
selectionMethod direct popular vote ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
symbolizes national unity of Cameroon ⓘ
termLength 7 years ⓘ
termLimits no constitutional term limits since 2008 ⓘ
termRenewal renewable ⓘ

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Prime Minister of Cameroon → appointedBy → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Prime Minister of Cameroon → reportsTo → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Prime Minister of Cameroon → subordinateTo → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Coat of arms of Cameroon → usedBy → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Government of Cameroon → leaderTitle → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Government of Cameroon → executivePowerVestedIn → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Presidential Palace of Cameroon → occupant → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Presidential Palace of Cameroon → associatedWith → Cameroonian presidency ⓘ
linked to: President of Cameroon
National Assembly of Cameroon → canDissolveBy → President of Cameroon (under constitutional conditions) ⓘ
linked to: President of Cameroon
President of Cameroon → nativeLabel → Président de la République du Cameroun ⓘ
linked to: President of Cameroon
President of Cameroon → nativeLabel → President of the Republic of Cameroon ⓘ
linked to: President of Cameroon
Paul Biya → positionHeld → President of Cameroon ⓘ
subject linked to: President of Cameroon
Constitution of Cameroon → promulgatedBy → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Ahmadou Ahidjo → positionHeld → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Cameroonian Armed Forces → subordinateTo → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Cameroonian Armed Forces → commanderInChief → President of Cameroon ⓘ
Ministry of Defense of Cameroon → subordinateTo → President of Cameroon ⓘ