Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon's President
October 26 , 2018
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- Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been re-elected for a seventh term, extending his 36-year rule over the nation.
- Biya has won 71.3 % of the vote, far ahead of opposition candidate Maurice Kamto's 14.2 %.
- Biya is currently the longest-ruling non-royal leader in Africa.
- He is also the oldest ruler in Sub-Saharan Africa after Robert Mugabe stepped down during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d’état.
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