Who was the first Prime Minister of Cameroon?

The position of Prime Minister has existed in the eastern part of Cameroon since it gained its independence from France in 1960. When the western part gained independence from the British in 1961, the two halves of the Cameroon federation maintained their autonomy and each had a separate Prime Minister. In 1972, Cameroon became a unitary state and the position of Prime Minister was temporarily unfilled. In 1975, Paul Biya was appointed as Prime Minister for all of Cameroon. After Biya's succession to the Presidency, the post of Prime Minister did not exist from 1984 to 1991.

Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician serving as the President of Cameroon since 6 November 1982.

A native of Cameroon's south, Biya rose rapidly as a bureaucrat under President Ahmadou Ahidjo in the 1960s, serving as Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1968 to 1975 and then as Prime Minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. He succeeded Ahidjo as president upon the latter's surprise resignation in 1982 and consolidated power in a 1983–1984 staged attempted coup in which he eliminated all his rivals.

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John Moore

The first Prime Minister of Cameroon was Ahmadou Ahidjo in 1960. That was the question asked and that is the answer. Change either the answer to match the question or change the question. Charles Assale was the first Prime Minister of East Cameroon while John Ngu Foncha was the first Prime Minister of West Cameroon both in 1961. Paul Biya was the first Prime Minister of the United Republic of Cameroon in 1975. Sadou Hayatou was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon in 1999. All of these were the first Prime Ministers of a form of Cameroon but only Ahmadou Ahidjo can be called the first Prime Minister of Cameroon. Make up your mind which question you want to ask and, now that you have these answers, you can provide the correct options

Denise Currie

I have disliked and reported this question, once again lost points in a bonus quiz due to incompetence

Rafi Manory

FRom all the African countries you have selected the most ambiguous one. All the answers are somehow correct and this is an unfair question.

John McLardie

Really dodgy question. The Republic of Cameroun gained independence from France in 1960. The first Prime Minister was Ahmadou Ahidjo - albeit for only 120 days. Reported.