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Ahmadou Ahidjo

1924 - 1989

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Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (24 August 1924 – 30 November 1989) was a Cameroonian politician who was the first president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982. He was previously the first Prime Minister from the country's independence in January 1960 until May of that same year following the creation of the presidency. Ahidjo played a major role in the establishment of Cameroon as an independent state in 1960 as well as integrating the French and English-speaking parts of the country. During Ahidjo's time in office, he established a centralised political system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmadou Ahidjo is the 4,135th most popular politician (up from 4,302nd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Cameroon and the 2nd most popular Cameroonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmadou Ahidjo ranks 4,135 out of 19,576. Before him are Roza Otunbayeva, Antonius Felix, Hisham I of Córdoba, Emperor Yōmei, Yelü Dashi, and Queen Munjeong. After him are Gitanas Nausėda, Sancho III of Castile, Robert Peel, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Emperor Yuan of Han, and Rudolf Slánský.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ahmadou Ahidjo ranks 58. Before him are Charlie Munger, Georg Ratzinger, Ante Marković, Eduardo Chillida, Ed Wood, and Roberto Eduardo Viola. After him are Michel Tournier, John Backus, Giovanni Sartori, Guy Williams, Georges Prêtre, and Karmapa. Among people deceased in 1989, Ahmadou Ahidjo ranks 45. Before him are Danilo Kiš, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, Bruce Chatwin, Charles J. Pedersen, and Joris Ivens. After him are Uichiro Hatta, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Gaetano Scirea, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Guy Williams, and Irving Stone.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo ranks 5 out of 156. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Roger Milla (1952), Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696), and Samuel Eto'o (1981). After him are Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Philémon Yang (1947), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), and Marc-Vivien Foé (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cameroon

Among politicians born in Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo ranks 2. Before him are Paul Biya (1933). After him are Issa Hayatou (1946), Philémon Yang (1947), Joseph Ngute (1954), Ephraïm Inoni (1947), and Ferdinand Oyono (1929).

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