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Cameroon Government 1996
unitary republic; multiparty presidential regime (opposition parties
legalized 1990)
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Administrative divisions:
10 provinces; Adamaoua, Centre, Est, Extreme-Nord, Littoral, Nord,
Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Ouest
1 January 1960 (from UN trusteeship under French administration)
National Day, 20 May (1972)
based on French civil law system, with common law influence; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
20 years of age; universal
President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982); election last held 11 October
1992; results - President Paul BIYA reelected with about 40% of the vote
amid widespread allegations of fraud; SDF candidate John FRU NDI got 36% of
the vote; UNDP candidate Bello Bouba MAIGARI got 19% of the vote
Prime Minister Simon ACHIDI ACHU (since 9 April 1992)
Cabinet; appointed by the president
National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale):
elections last held 1 March 1992 (next scheduled for March 1997); results -
(180 seats) CPDM 88, UNDP 68, UPC 18, MDR 6
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Political parties and leaders:
Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), Paul BIYA, president, is
government-controlled and was formerly the only party, but opposition
parties were legalized in 1990
major opposition parties:
National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP); Social Democratic Front
(SDF); Cameroonian Democratic Union (UDC); Union of Cameroonian Populations
(UPC); Movement for the Defense of the Republic (MDR)
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Other political or pressure groups:
Alliance for Change (FAC), Cameroon Anglophone Movement (CAM)
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CCC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-19, G-77, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UDEAC, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Jerome MENDOUGA
2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
[1] (202) 265-8790 through 8794
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Harriet W. ISOM
none (Douala closed September 1993)
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow with a
yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; uses the popular
pan-African colors of Ethiopia
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