00:00Former President of Cameroon's National Assembly and long-time political figure, Kaveh Yegye Jibril, has died at the age of
00:0986.
00:09His passing comes just 50 days after he relinquished his position as Speaker, which he occupied for a record 34
00:17years.
00:18Local media reports that he died in his home village of Madar in the far north region, where he'd retired
00:23to in March this year.
00:25Elected in 1992, Jibril was a key figure in President Paul Beer's authoritarian regime and played a pivotal role in
00:33Cameroon's political landscape.
00:35Critics say that under Jibril's tenure as leader of the House, the legislature seldom fulfilled its potential as a counterweight
00:42to executive power.
00:44One of the president's most prominent supporters, under his leadership, Beer initiated and obtained all the reforms which allowed the
00:51perpetuation of his power.
00:52This includes the 2008 constitutional reform, which resulted in the removal of presidential term limits, allowing Beer to stand for
01:00re-election indefinitely.
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