First Lady of Cameroon | |
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Inaugural holder | Germaine Ahidjo |
Formation | 1 January 1960 |
First Lady of the Republic of Cameroon [1] refers to the wife of the president of Cameroon. Chantal Biya, the second wife of President Paul Biya, became First Lady upon her marriage to Biya on April 23, 1994.
No. | Portrait | Name | Term Begins | Term Ends | Time in Office | President or Head of State | Notes |
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1 | Germaine Ahidjo (1932-2021) | 1 January 1960 | 6 November 1982 | 22 years, 309 days | Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924-1989) | Inaugural First Lady of Cameroon | |
2 | Jeanne-Irène Biya (1935-1992) | 6 November 1982 | 29 July 1992 [lower-alpha 1] | 9 years, 266 days | Paul Biya (1933-) | First Lady Jeanne-Irène Biya died in Yaoundé on 29 July 1992 | |
Office Vacant | 29 July 1992 | 23 April 1994 | 1 year, 268 days | Biya was a widower following the death of Jeanne-Irène Biya | |||
3 | Chantal Biya (1969-) | 23 April 1994 (Marriage) | Present | 29 years, 199 days | Chantal Biya married President Biya on 23 April 1994. | ||
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