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Paul Biya

President of Cameroon, 1982 to present

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One of the world’s longest-serving heads of state, in power since 1982, he was re-elected in 2025 at 92 amid opposition claims of fraud.

Paul Biya sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning traditional on culture and leaning nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Paul Biya sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Paul Biya

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Political views closest to Paul Biya

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…96%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: United States Department of State Africa U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Photos and Videos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.