Ahmadou Ahidjo

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Ahmadou Ahidjo was a Cameroonian statesman who led the country from independence, serving as its first prime minister and later long-time president.

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Ahmadou Ahidjo canonical 4
Ahidjo 1
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
politician
burialPlace Senegal
Yoff
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship Cameroon
dateOfBirth 1924-08-24
dateOfDeath 1989-11-30
era post-colonial Africa
ethnicGroup Fulani
familyName Ahidjo
linked to: Ahmadou Ahidjo
fullName Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo
linked to: Ahmadou Ahidjo
givenName Ahmadou
headOfGovernmentOf Cameroon
headOfStateEnd 1982-11-06
headOfStateOf Cameroon
headOfStateStart 1960-01-01
languageSpoken French
Fulfulde
movement Cameroonian independence movement
notableFor first President of Cameroon
first Prime Minister of Cameroon
notableWork led Cameroon to independence
numberOfChildren 3
occupation civil servant
statesman
officeEnd 1982-11-06
officeStart 1960-01-01
1960-05-05
placeOfBirth French Cameroon
linked to: Cameroon

Garoua
placeOfDeath Dakar
Senegal
politicalParty Cameroon National Union
Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement
positionHeld President of Cameroon
President of the United Republic of Cameroon
Prime Minister of Cameroon
predecessor Charles Assalé
primeMinisterEnd 1960-05-15
primeMinisterStart 1958-02-18
religion Islam
residence Yaoundé
spouse Germaine Ahidjo
successor Paul Biya

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Prime Minister of Cameroon firstHolder Ahmadou Ahidjo
First Chadian Civil War keyFigure Ahmadou Ahidjo
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo namedAfter Ahmadou Ahidjo
President of Cameroon firstHolder Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo fullName Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo
linked to: Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo familyName Ahidjo
linked to: Ahmadou Ahidjo