fasti
fasti , in ancient Rome, dies fasti were days on which public business could be transacted without impiety. The word also came to be used for the calendars and almanacs that contained such information as holy days, festivals, and historical events. The first known fasti was published in 304 BC
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Another president who won't go; Cameroon.(Rare protests against Cameroon's President Paul Biya)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...for 25 years touts a simple slogan: Paul Biya for peace . But it no longer rings...lot, have taken to the streets. Mr Biya has yet to make a clear bid to change...television, and on street corners. Mr Biya has reacted angrily. Several people...
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Cameroon President Paul Biya announces candidacy for October elections
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/16/2004; ; 405 words
; ...Dateline: YAOUNDE, Cameroon President Paul Biya said he will run in Cameroon's upcoming...again for another mandate," said Biya in a nationwide address broadcast on...Balloting is slated for Oct. 11. Biya, 72, came to power in 1982 when Cameroon...
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Cameroon's President and Head of State Paul Biya Meets with Transnational Automotive Group Senior Executives during UN Sojourn.
Business Wire; 10/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...President and Head of State of Cameroon, His Excellency Paul Biya, received the company's senior management to express...the productive hour and a half exchange with President Biya, Thomson stated: "We have been gratified at the understanding...
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British diplomat meets with Cameroon President Paul Biya on Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 3/11/2003; ; 420 words
; ...Security Council votes on a resolution that could lead to an invasion of Iraq. Baroness Valerie Amos met with President Paul Biya for nearly two hours, Cameroon state radio said without providing details. British officials confirmed the visit. Amos...
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Statement by the Press Secretary; Meeting with Cameroonian President Paul Biya.
PR Newswire; 3/19/2003; 332 words
; ...March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush will welcome President Paul Biya of Cameroon to the White House for a meeting and dinner on Thursday, March 20, 2003. President Bush looks forward to...
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Cameroon: Biya the stronger
Magazine article from: New African; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; President Paul Biya clocked 20 years in power in November, and like Johnnie Walker, he...to a real surprise. Very unexpectedly, a decree signed by President Paul Biya declared the day a public holiday to mark his 20 years in power. However...
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CAMEROON-POLITICS: DEMOCRACY BIYA-STYLE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 11/6/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...IPS) -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya will get the red carpet treatment in...home, however, the acceptance of Biya's democratic credentials by a Commonwealth...the opposition as a cruel joke. "Biya is not a man of his word. Where are...
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Biya's 25 years in power
Magazine article from: New African; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Cameroonians are divided as President Paul Biya marks 25 years in office. Tansa...Waving flags and chanting "Long Live Paul Biya", supporters of Cameroon's president...years and still counting: President Paul Biya growing stronger as the years roll...
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CAMEROON: THIRD TERM FOR BIYA?
Magazine article from: New African; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; President Paul Biya has already spent 23 years in office, but his supporters still want...this situation could be brought to an abrupt and tragic end if President Paul Biya's supporters press ahead with plans to amend the constitution to allow...
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Biya, the life president?
Magazine article from: New African; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...presidential mandate and want President Paul Biya to stay longer. "The president is...party members to vote massively for Biya in the October elections. When the...office to two seven-year terms, Biya had already served for 14 years. But...
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Paul Biya
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Paul Biya Considered to be a worldly and educated man, Paul Biya (born 1933) served Cameroon in many positions...has become repressive and ineffective. Paul Biya was born in 1933 in the southern Cameroonian...
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Biya, Paul 1933–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Paul Biya 1933 – President of Cameroon Worked...Considered to be a worldly and educated man, Paul Biya served Cameroon in many positions as a career...has become repressive and ineffective. Paul Biya was born in 1933 in the southern Cameroonian...
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Biya, Paul
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Biya, Paul (b. 13 Feb. 1933). President of Cameroon 1982– ...maintain a position of influence in the country caused a power struggle, which Biya won. The hardships caused by a severe economic crisis forced him to introduce...
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Cameroon
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...was the country's president. His successor, Paul Biya, purged the party of Ahidjo's supporters. In 1984 a failed coup led to many executions, and Biya made Cameroon a republic. Biya was re-elected in 1992, amidst charges of electoral...
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Ahmadou Ahidjo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...United Republic of Cameroon, although unitary government was unpopular. Retiring in 1982, he clashed with successor Paul Biya, and after an abortive coup he was convicted in absentia. He remained in France until his death.
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