It’s genuinely insane how this guy has been ruling the country since November 1982 and isn’t even the longest serving president in Africa. Equatorial Guinea has had the same president since October 1982.
SolarisDelta on
Why even bother having elections.
stav_and_nick on
>Cameroon’s second president since independence from France in 1960, Biya has been in power since 1982.
The vast majority of Cameroonian’s have never met a family member that hasn’t lived under one of two president. Their grandparents wouldn’t even really remember a time before them
If you wonder why African outcomes are in the toilet, this is part of why
WAGRAMWAGRAM on
Biggest scandal he faces (beyond being a dictator) is that his daughter is lesbian
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!ping africa
Somebody get Jake Tapper
It’s genuinely insane how this guy has been ruling the country since November 1982 and isn’t even the longest serving president in Africa. Equatorial Guinea has had the same president since October 1982.
Why even bother having elections.
>Cameroon’s second president since independence from France in 1960, Biya has been in power since 1982.
The vast majority of Cameroonian’s have never met a family member that hasn’t lived under one of two president. Their grandparents wouldn’t even really remember a time before them
If you wonder why African outcomes are in the toilet, this is part of why
Biggest scandal he faces (beyond being a dictator) is that his daughter is lesbian