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Cameroon President Paul Biya to stand for seventh term
Paul Biya, Cameroon's 85-year-old president, has formally declared that he will run again in the country's upcoming elections, seeking a seventh term.
Biya has been head of state since 1982, when he took over following the resignation of Ahmadou Ahidjo who was in power since independence in 1960.
Biya, who has ruled virtually by decree since taking office, got rid of constitutional term limits in 2008, allowing him to run again. The move sparked riots in which more than 40 people were killed.
Earlier this month, he postponed parliamentary elections also set for October by a year, arguing that the electoral calendar was too cramped.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/07/cameroon-president-paul-biya-stand-seventh-term-180713193154181.html