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	Biya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Biya River (Бия in Russian) is a river in the Altai Krai in Russia.
		The Biya River is 301 km long, the area of its basin is 37,000 sq km.
		The Biya River is floatable and navigable up to the town of Biysk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biya (113 words)

	Biografías de Líderes Políticos CIDOB: Paul Biya (Camerún) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Biya fue, por tanto, uno de los más preparados integrantes de la élite autóctona, formada en Europa y llamada a dirigir el país cuando Francia otorgara la independencia.
		El 14 de enero de 1984 Biya se hizo confirmar en unas elecciones presidenciales con el 99,9% de los votos en virtud a su única candidatura, a pesar de que una reciente enmienda constitucional permitía las candidaturas independientes de la UNC.
		En abril del mismo año Biya sofocó sin ahorro de violencias una intentona golpista de musulmanes norteños, tras la cual le pareció advertir la mano de Ahidjo, quien en febrero había sido condenado a muerte in absentia.
	www.cidob.org /bios/castellano/lideres/b-003.htm (1395 words)

	ZNet \| Activism \| Flawed Polls and US Observers in Cameroon
		Biya has been glued to power since 1982 when his predecessor, late president Ahmadou Ahidjo, who was alleged to have been tricked into resigning, gave the presidency to him.
		Biya stood against himself and reaped another seven-year mandate, even though the results were not the usual 99.99 percent as was the case in the one party era", said Prof Tazoacha Asonganyi, Secretary General of the SDF.
		Biya defied his party's constitution of endorsing a candidate by announcing his candidature for the presidential polls, giving as reason the fact that Cameroonians both at home and in the diaspora wanted him for another seven-year mandate.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6480&sectionID=2 (1789 words)

	Paul Biya - Wikipedia
		Aufgrund von Konflikten mit Biya ging Ahidjo 1983 ins Exil.
		Biya ist von einigen für seinen strengen Führungsstil und die Entfernung vom Volk kritisiert worden.
		Starke Ablehnung muss er auch von den Englisch sprechenden Kamerunern wegen deren Unterdrückung entgegennehmen.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_Biya (141 words)

	Cameroon Election, President's Victory Called a 'Mockery of Democracy',October 1997
		Biya's office authorizes the appointment of virtually all government officials, down to village police officers and school principals, said Charles Taku, a human rights lawyer in Buea, a provincial capital.
		Biya's opponents, notably Anglophones and Bamilekes in the west, protested violently, and government radio in the Beti region urged Biya's tribe to arm, said Njawe.
		Biya is "callous regarding the potential crisis or explosion of his own country that everyone else seems to see coming," said Chris Fomunyoh, a Cameroonian who heads the African program of the Washington-based National Democratic Institute.
	www.tffcam.org /press/election_97.htm (965 words)

	allAfrica.com: Cameroon [interview]: Where Did Biya Meet Cameroon And Where Has He Taken It to 23 Years After? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The sooner Biya listens to the Anglophones who are yearning for at least dialogue, institutes proper democracy, puts in place an independent electoral commission and computerises the electoral registers for free and fair elections, the better.
		Biya came to power in ushering in press freedom, but corruption has galloped during his regime to such an extent that it has overshadowed practically every other advancement in the political landscape.
		Biya is one of the most patient, tolerant and humane Heads of State in the world, because he is the most insulted in the press.
	fr.allafrica.com /stories/200511030357.html (5117 words)

	MAR \| Data \| Assessment for Bamileke in Cameroon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1982, Biya came to power largely with the support of Christian people of southern Cameroon, but in supporting freedom, fairer policies, and less corrupt government than Ahidjo’s regime (1958-82), Biya also had Bamileke support from the southwest.
		Despite some movement toward democratic reforms, Biya’s Cameroon in practice has functioned as an ethnic oligarchy, and in the late 1990s many Bamileke have shifted allegiances towards the Anglophone SDF party (the main opposition party which boycotted the 1997 elections).
		Biya is now struggling for survival against various ethnic/tribal groups and opposition parties which have been mobilizing against his regime for some time.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/assessment.asp?groupId=47103 (562 words)

	Biya, Paul - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Biya, Paul
		He survived a coup attempt in 1984, reputedly instigated by Ahidjo, and was re-elected president in 1988 with more than 98% of the vote.
		Biya first became politically prominent as a junior minister in Ahidjo's administration in 1962, and was appointed a minister of state in 1968.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Biya%2c+Paul (164 words)

	Cameroon: IRIN-WA Special Briefing on Presidential Elections, 10/11/97
		Biya, of the Beti tribe from the south, became president in November 1982.
		Biya is criticised for not addressing the Anglophone problem: there is alleged marginalisation of the English-speaking population by the majority Francophones.
		Biya claimed a narrow victory, confirmed by the Supreme Court, which certified that he had won 39.9 percent of the votes against 35.9 percent of SDF and 19.2 percent for UNDP.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Newsletters/irinw_101197.html (1906 words)

	afrol News - "Landslide win" for Cameroon's President Biya
		President Biya is, according to official preliminary results published by the Yaoundé government, re-elected by a 75.2 percent majority vote.
		While Biya supporters were enabled to vote up to four times, many opposition supporters did not bother to vote as it was generally anticipated that the poll would be rigged by the ruling CPDM party.
		In 1997, Cameroon's main opposition parties boycotted the poll and President Biya officially was re-elected by 92.6 percent of the votes.
	www.afrol.com /articles/14558 (627 words)

	CAMEROON-INFO.NET :: Biya decides everthing - Alake A Joseph, CPDM MP for Mfoundi
		MP for Mfoundi, Alake A. Joseph says at 21, the Biya regime is still relevant to Cameroon and that chances were slim that anyone could challenge him next year.
		The Biya regime is not a failure in the area of democracy.
		Militants of my constituency used the celebration to demonstrate their support for Biya and that he stands as their natural candidate because they are going to vote for him.
	www.cameroon-info.net /cmi_show_news.php?id=13686 (1654 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Cameroon Opposition Contests Biya Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Cameroonian President Paul Biya (R) arrives with his wife Chantal (L) at a polling station in the capital Yaounde.
		Biya, failing in their efforts to form a coalition.
		While voting, President Biya, in power since 1982, said he hoped Cameroonians would accept the verdict of the vote peacefully and with dignity.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/4-10-15/23787.html (481 words)

	Paul Biya -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paul Biya (born February 13, 1933) has been the (The chief executive of a republic) President of (A republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960) Cameroon since 1982.
		He studied in (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris at (Click link for more info and facts about Sciences Po) Sciences Po, where he graduated in 1961 with a diploma in (Click link for more info and facts about international relations) international relations.
		Biya has been criticized by some as being a (A powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violencea) strongman, and is sometimes considered to be aloof from the people.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/paul_biya.htm (281 words)

	Current State of Democracy in the Republic of Cameroon
		Biya won election to his first full term as president in January 1984 and was re-elected unopposed in 1988 with 98 percent of the vote.
		Despite Biya's reelection, dissatisfaction with the government increased significantly as economic crisis and repression worsened.
		In 1998, the Biya regime amended the country's constitution to extend the presidential term of office from five to seven years and to allow the president to appoint one third of the Cameroon Senate.
	www.tffcam.org /foundation/democracy.htm (676 words)

	Pipeline Cowboys: Rustling for oil - NI 361 - Worldbeaters: Paul Biya
		Biya fits the classic dictator mould – personal corruption, pompous self-serving rhetoric, viscous police-state tactics, cronyism that benefits his own family and tribe.
		The distribution of parliamentary seats among the political parties, with Biya’s Rassemblement Democratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) holding commanding majorities, is considered by most Cameroonian observers to be a poor reflection of their actual support.
		The Biya regime engages in two major forms of repression – the selective persecution of political opponents and the ‘social cleansing’ of powerless people.
	www.newint.org /issue361/worldbeaters.htm (799 words)

	Editor of Mutations arrested for speculating on succession to President Biya : imprimer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He urged President Paul Biya to do all he could to ensure the release of Mana, who was arrested at the paper’s offices in Yaounde on 14 April.
		The paper’s front-page headline was "After Biya : the uncertainties of a era that is ending." Shortly before he was arrested, Mana told Agence France-Presse that the report seemed to be reason for the seizure.
		Biya, in power since 1982, has not yet said whether he will stand in next year’s election.
	www.rsf.org /print.php3?id_article=6141 (402 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Cameroon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The move was widely seen as a ploy by the president to take advantage of the earlier opposition boycott and consequent failure to register their supporters on electoral roles.
		Biya was declared the winner with only 40% of the vote amid allegation of massive fraud; the announcement was met with riots and the imposition of martial law in the main opposition candidate's home province.
		President Biya signed this legislation into law in January 2001 and the Election Observatory was implemented in October of that year.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Cao1.htm (1004 words)

	Cameroon - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Biya suspended all political parties and closed five newspapers which resulted in a coalition of opposition leaders embarking on an international mission to convince the US, Canada and EU to withdraw support for the governing regime.
		Biya was narrowly reelected in presidential elections held on Oct. 11, 1992, with his nearest rival John Fru Ndi being placed under house arrest immediately after the elections.
		Biya government outmaneuvered their political opponents by convening a Grand National Debate on Constitutional Reform rather than opposition demands from John Fru Ndi's SDF for a Sovereign National Conference.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/cameroon.htm (1301 words)

	Biya aide named premier, cabinet reshuffled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The new premier, a member of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC), is a long-time public servant and has notably represented Biya at talks to resolve the dispute with Nigeria over ownership of the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula.
		SDF leader John Fru Ndi was the runner-up to Biya in the October elections.
		Fru Ndi, who won just 17 percent of the vote to Biya's 71 percent, has accused the president of resorting to massive fraud to perpetrate his rule over the Central African country.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=44637 (625 words)

	Biya, Paul. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After holding a number of posts under President Ahmadou Ahidjo, Biya became prime minister in 1975 and succeeded Ahidjo as president in 1982.
		As Biya, who came from the south, consolidated his power in a government previously dominated by northerners, he clashed with Ahidjo, who was accused of an attempted coup and went into exile (1983).
		Although he was forced to allow multiparty elections beginning in 1992, the votes have been marred by fraud and other irregularities and by opposition boycotts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bi/BiyaPaul.html (156 words)

	The Post Online (Cameroon): Should The SDF Join the Biya Government?
		Biya and his party was roundly and soundly defeated in the last Presidentials by Fru Ndi of the SDF, the main opposition party, marking the second of such defeat in 12 years.
		If, under the present system, Biya is willing to allow the opposition parties to hold cabinet positions and answereable to their respective party bosses, not the presidency, then I would offer that the SDF accept his invitation.
		Biya was elected by the people on a platform of his policies, and SDF or no SDF, you cannot change the policies from within.
	www.postnewsline.com /2004/11/strongshould_th.html (4507 words)

	afrol News - President Biya heads "rigged" Cameroon poll
		Supporters of President Biya nevertheless were given many opportunities to vote several times, according to reports from Cameroon.
		While supporters of President Biya were given the opportunity to vote several times, most opposition supporters did not bother to vote at all.
		Also President Biya today was happy everything was "going on as planned," as he told state media.
	www.afrol.com /articles/14510 (597 words)

	cam_biya_instabilite_tyrannie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paul Biya avait cependant organisé les conditions de ce chaos, en rigolant tranquillement et cyniquement dans les salons douillets de l’hôtel Intercontinental de Genève en Suisse.
		Paul Biya s’appuie également sur un autre soutien de taille, celui des Etats-Unis, en se permettant de rechercher la paix en préparant la guerre.
		Il devient donc clair que Paul Biya a cherché à créer des preuves d’instabilité, qu’il devait par la suite présenter à Jacques Chirac et à Georges W Bush, afin que ces derniers soutiennent son plan diabolique de lancement du Cameroun dans le chaos d’une tyrannie primitive.
	www.africanindependent.com /cam_biya_instabilite_tyrannie.html (692 words)

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		"Mr Biya is simply organising elections because he wants to give an impression to the world that he is democratic," said Shande Tonme, a Cameroonian political scientist, who was equally sceptical that Monday's poll would be free and fair.
		Biya, 71 has ruled this West African country for the past 22 years and has so far treated the presidential election more as a formality than as a serious fight for political survival.
		Fru Ndi cried foul when he was beaten by Biya in 1992 and along with Cameroon's other heavyweight opposition figures, he refused to contest the subsequent presidential election in 1997, allowing Biya to romp home with an official majority of 92.6 percent.
	irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=43584&SelectRegion=West_Africa&... (1372 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Cameroon presidential elections begin amid opposition accusations of fraud
		Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, when he was bequeathed power by what was then the country's sole political party.
		This time around, opposition parties have accuse Biya and his Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement of sending supporters multiple voting cards, and are threatening to pull out of the elections.
		One did so to support Biya; a second, opposition candidate quit the race to protest what he said would a fraudulent vote.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041011-0313-cameroon-elections.html (491 words)

	The Head Heeb: Cracks in the system
		A split in the ruling party may pose a significant challenge to Cameroon President Paul Biya, who is seeking to extend his 22-year reign in an election on October 11.
		Mila Assouta, a virulent critic of Biya on the progressive wing of the party, announced last month that he planned to run for the presidency on a CPDM ticket.
		The opposition, whether from inside or outside the CPDM, will have its work cut out for it; Biya has a strong hold on Cameroon politics, and the election is widely expected to be neither free nor fair.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/026144.html (398 words)

	Black Cosmetics Retailer Names First Lady of Cameroon 2005 International Sister of the Year - Free Press Release ...
		Biya for her leadership in the fight against AIDS in Africa.
		Biya has succeeded in uniting the wives of other African nation Presidents--women such as herself who have access to power--in the fight against the terrible tragedy of AIDS in Africa.
		Biya from a list of 10 women nominees from throughout the world, the Board considered the nominee's visibility on behalf of her primary efforts at the world, national, state or province and community level.
	www.pressmethod.com /releasestorage/1167.htm (986 words)

	Biya, Paul on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Paul Biya en 2001 Le président Paul Biya s'est employé dimanche après-midi à rassurer les Camerounais après le report in e.
		Paul Biya en janvier 2001 Quelque 4,5 millions d'électeurs camerounais sont appelés à se rendre aux urnes dimanche pour dé.
		Paul Biya en janvier 2001 Le scrutin pour les élections législatives et municipales s'est ouvert dans le calme dimanche au.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BiyaP1aul.asp (561 words)

	burkina_biya_cherche_guerandi112804 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ils citaient alors notamment l’absence de Paul Biya au sommet de l’UA pour l’emploi.
		Finalement, Paul Biya surprenait tout le monde, en débarquant subitement à Ouagadougou Jeudi dernier.
		Mais Paul Biya surprenait encore plus son hôte Blaise Compaoré quand il insistait qu’il tenait à rencontrer et à convaincre le capitaine Guérandi, car il voudrait frapper un grand coup pour laminer complètement l’opposition camerounaise.
	www.africanindependent.com /burkina_biya_cherche_guerandi112804.html (553 words)

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