Biya's supporters also exploited fears among the Beti that if the UNDP won it would settle tribal scores arising from an attempted coup by ex-President Ahmadou Ahidjo's followers in 1984...
A political bruiser from the Ahmadou Ahidjo era Mvodo lost out in the struggle with Biya for the presidency in 1982...
Tsoungui a former governor of the Bamiléké region in President Ahmadou Ahidjo' s era played a key role in securing Biya' s victory in 1992...