Jeanne-Irène Biya
Jeanne-Irène Biya (born October 12, 1935 in Endom , † July 29, 1992 in Yaounde ) was the first wife of Paul Biya , who has been President of Cameroon since 1982 .
The wedding of the Jeanne-Irène Atyam born first wife Biya with the later Cameroonian President was on 2 September 1961 in Antony , a southern suburbs of Paris instead. She studied at the Nantes Midwifery School and after her return to Cameroon worked as a qualified midwife in the Baudelocque pavilion in the central hospital of Yaoundé . She was socially committed, especially for children.
In connection with the death of the First Lady of Cameroon, who officially died after a brief illness, and the simultaneous presence of Paul Biya at a conference in Dakar , rumors arose in Cameroon that the death of Jeanne-Irène Biya had come about in an unnatural way and that the President himself stayed out of the country at the time for alibi reasons.
Jeanne-Irène Biya died in Yaoundé at the age of 58 and was buried in Mvomeka'a , the birthplace of her husband.
Web links
- Article about Jeanne-Irène Biya on Bonaberi.com
- "25ème JIF: Visages de femmes camerounaises" (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Seize ans après… Jeanne Irène Biya dans l'oubli" ( Memento of the original of May 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ A Review of Notable Political Rumors from Cameroon (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biya, Jeanne-Irène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first wife of Paul Biya (President of Cameroon since 1982) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Endome |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1992 |
| Place of death | Yaounde |