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| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|7|29|1935|10|12|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|7|29|1935|10|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Yaoundé]], [[Cameroon]]
| death_place = [[Yaoundé]], [[Cameroon]]
| spouse = [[Paul Biya]] (1961–1992; ''her death'')
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Paul Biya]]|1961}}
| children = [[Franck Biya]]
| children = [[Franck Biya]]
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'''Jeanne-Irène Biya''' (October 12, 1935<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qpFyAAAAMAAJ&q=Jeanne-Ir%C3%A8ne+Biya+1935|title=Africa international|date=May 7, 1992|publisher=Africa S.A.|accessdate=May 7, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> &ndash; July 29, 1992) was the former [[First Lady of Cameroon]] and first wife of [[Paul Biya]], who has served as the President of [[Cameroon]] since 1982.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Azonga|first=Tikum Mbah|title=First lady departs|journal=West Africa|date=July 1992|page=1350|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DouAQAAIAAJ&q=jeanne}}</ref>
'''Jeanne-Irène Biya''' (October 12, 1935<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qpFyAAAAMAAJ&q=Jeanne-Ir%C3%A8ne+Biya+1935|title=Africa international|date=May 7, 1992|publisher=Africa S.A.|accessdate=May 7, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> &ndash; July 29, 1992) was the former [[First Lady of Cameroon]] and first wife of [[Paul Biya]], who has served as the President of [[Cameroon]] since 1982.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Azonga|first=Tikum Mbah|title=First lady departs|journal=West Africa|date=July 1992|page=1350|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DouAQAAIAAJ&q=jeanne}}</ref>


Jeanne-Irène Biya [[died in office]] in [[Yaoundé]] at age 56. She was succeeded by [[Chantal Biya]] as first lady of Cameroon in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madame est morte {{!}} Memory Lane (July 29, 1992): The Death of Jeanne-Irène Biya |url=https://www.dibussi.com/2013/07/memory-lane-july-29-1992-the-death-of-jeanne-irene-biya.html}}</ref>
Jeanne-Irène Biya [[died in office]] in [[Yaoundé]] at age 56. She was succeeded by [[Chantal Biya]] as first lady of Cameroon in 1994.<ref name="dibussi2013">{{Cite web |title=Madame est morte {{!}} Memory Lane (July 29, 1992): The Death of Jeanne-Irène Biya |url=https://www.dibussi.com/2013/07/memory-lane-july-29-1992-the-death-of-jeanne-irene-biya.html}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Born Jeanne-Irène Atyam Ndoumin, she married [[Paul Biya]] on September 2, 1961, in [[Antony, Hauts-de-Seine|Antony, Paris]].<ref>{{Cite web|quote="Seize ans après… Jeanne Irène Biya dans l’oubli" |url=http://www.cameroon-info.net/stories/0,23250,@,seize-ans-apres-jeanne-irene-biya-dans-l-oubli.html |title= Seize ans après… Jeanne Irène Biya dans l’oubli |language=fr|date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140514062427/http://www.cameroon-info.net/stories/0,23250,@,seize-ans-apres-jeanne-irene-biya-dans-l-oubli.html |archive-date= 2014-05-14}}</ref> She studied at the midwifery school in [[Nantes]] and, after her return to Cameroon, worked as a qualified midwife in the ''Pavillon Baudelocque'' of the [[Yaoundé]] Central Hospital. She was socially committed, particularly to children.

Jeanne-Irène Biya died in [[Yaoundé]] at the age of 58, when her husband was on a trip in [[Dakar]]. Rumors arose in Cameroon that Jeanne-Irène Biya's death had occurred in an unnatural manner, and that he had been out of the country at the time for [[alibi]] reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.dibussi.com/2006/02/a_review_of_not.html |title= A Review of Notable Political Rumors from Cameroon |language= en |website= dibussi.com |date= February 20, 2006 |access-date= September 21, 2024}}</ref><ref name="cw" /><ref name="dibussi2013" /> It is also speculated that the nuns of [[Djoum]], who had close relations with Jeanne-Irène Biya were also assassinated.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.camerounweb.live/CameroonHomePage/features/Il-y-a-31-ans-la-mort-de-Jeanne-Ir-ne-Biya-Paul-Biya-se-rappelle-encore-de-la-douleur-734546 |title= Il y a 31 ans la mort de Jeanne Irène Biya, Paul Biya se rappelle encore de la douleur |language= fr |last= Ketch |first= Arol |website= camerounweb.live |date= July 29, 2023 |access-date= September 21, 2024}}</ref>

She is buried in [[Mvomeka'a]], the birthplace of her husband.

== Personal life ==
It is speculated that Jeanne-Irène Biya adopted the illegitimate son that Paul Biya had with her sister<ref>{{cite web|first= Francis B. |last= Nyamnjoh |url= https://books.google.de/books?id=0Tr6EUTxQWYC&lpg=PA213&ots=v-dlyKaxgE&dq=%22Jeanne%20Ir%C3%A8ne%20Biya%22%20son&pg=PA213#v=onepage&q=%22Jeanne%20Ir%C3%A8ne%20Biya%22%20son&f=false |title= Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging |page= 213 |publisher= Zed Books |year= 2005 |website= books.google.de}}</ref> or niece when he was four years old.<ref name="cw">{{Cite web|url= https://www.camerounweb.com/CameroonHomePage/NewsArchive/Secrets-d-Etoudi-voici-les-v-ritables-parents-de-Franck-Biya-649820 |title= Secrets d'Etoudi : voici les véritables parents de Franck Biya |language=fr |date= May 24, 2022 |website= camerounweb.com}}</ref> He was named [[Franck Biya|Franck Emmanuel Olivier Biya]] and is considered to be the successor to his authoritarian father.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:35, 21 September 2024

Jeanne-Irène Biya
Jeanne-Irène Biya in February 1986
First Lady of Cameroon
In office
6 November 1982 – 29 July 1992
PresidentPaul Biya
Preceded byGermaine Ahidjo
Succeeded byChantal Biya (1994)
Personal details
Born
Jeanne-Irène Atyam Ndoumin

(1935-10-12)12 October 1935
Monengombo, Endom commune, Nyong-et-Mfoumou, French Cameroon
Died29 July 1992(1992-07-29) (aged 56)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Spouse
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(m. 1961)​
ChildrenFranck Biya

Jeanne-Irène Biya (October 12, 1935[1] – July 29, 1992) was the former First Lady of Cameroon and first wife of Paul Biya, who has served as the President of Cameroon since 1982.[2]

Jeanne-Irène Biya died in office in Yaoundé at age 56. She was succeeded by Chantal Biya as first lady of Cameroon in 1994.[3]

Biography

Born Jeanne-Irène Atyam Ndoumin, she married Paul Biya on September 2, 1961, in Antony, Paris.[4] She studied at the midwifery school in Nantes and, after her return to Cameroon, worked as a qualified midwife in the Pavillon Baudelocque of the Yaoundé Central Hospital. She was socially committed, particularly to children.

Jeanne-Irène Biya died in Yaoundé at the age of 58, when her husband was on a trip in Dakar. Rumors arose in Cameroon that Jeanne-Irène Biya's death had occurred in an unnatural manner, and that he had been out of the country at the time for alibi reasons.[5][6][3] It is also speculated that the nuns of Djoum, who had close relations with Jeanne-Irène Biya were also assassinated.[7]

She is buried in Mvomeka'a, the birthplace of her husband.

Personal life

It is speculated that Jeanne-Irène Biya adopted the illegitimate son that Paul Biya had with her sister[8] or niece when he was four years old.[6] He was named Franck Emmanuel Olivier Biya and is considered to be the successor to his authoritarian father.

References

  1. ^ "Africa international". Africa S.A. May 7, 1992. Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Azonga, Tikum Mbah (July 1992). "First lady departs". West Africa: 1350.
  3. ^ a b "Madame est morte | Memory Lane (July 29, 1992): The Death of Jeanne-Irène Biya".
  4. ^ "Seize ans après… Jeanne Irène Biya dans l'oubli" (in French). July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Seize ans après… Jeanne Irène Biya dans l'oubli
  5. ^ "A Review of Notable Political Rumors from Cameroon". dibussi.com. February 20, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Secrets d'Etoudi : voici les véritables parents de Franck Biya". camerounweb.com (in French). May 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Ketch, Arol (July 29, 2023). "Il y a 31 ans la mort de Jeanne Irène Biya, Paul Biya se rappelle encore de la douleur". camerounweb.live (in French). Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Nyamnjoh, Francis B. (2005). "Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging". books.google.de. Zed Books. p. 213.
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