Germaine Ahidjo

Germaine Ahidjo
Germaine Ahidjo in July 1979
First Lady of Cameroon
In office
5 May 1960 – 6 November 1982
PresidentAhmadou Ahidjo
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byJeanne-Irène Biya
Personal details
Born(1932-02-11)11 February 1932
Mokolo, French Cameroon
Died20 April 2021(2021-04-20) (aged 89)
Dakar, Senegal
Political partyCameroonian National Union
Spouse(s)Touffic Boubakari (divorced)
Ahmadou Ahidjo (1956–1989; his death)
Children4

Germaine Habiba Ahidjo (11 February 1932[1] – 20 April 2021) was a Cameroonian politician and nurse. She was the wife of the first president of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. She was thus the First Lady of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982.[2]

  1. ^ "Would the date of Youth Day Celebrations be a tribute to the birthday of former First Lady Germaine Ahidjo ?".
  2. ^ Rebecca Neh Mbuh; Mark W. Delancey; Mark Dike DeLancey (2019). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 34. ISBN 9781538119686. Retrieved 21 March 2021.