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Chad's military ruler Mahamat Déby has been declared the official winner of the presidential elections, legitimising his grip on power. Gen Déby won 61.3% of the vote, according to the state's ...
Chad held its long delayed presidential election following three years of military rule. Deby Itno seized power after his father, who spent three decades in power, was killed fighting rebels in 2021. The oil-exporting country of nearly 18 million became independent in 1960 after decades of French colonial rule.
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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad's constitutional council confirmed Mahamat Idriss Deby as winner of the May 6 presidential election on Thursday after dismissing challenges by two losing candidates ...
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's constitutional council confirmed Thursday that President Mahamat Deby Itno, who seized power in 2021, was elected president in the May 6 vote and rejected an appeal ...
210 fighters captured (Chadian government figures) [6] 6 civilians killed during protests [7] [8] The Northern Chad offensive was a military offensive in Northern Chad, initiated by the Chadian rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), took place from 11 April to 9 May 2021. [9] It began in the Tibesti Region in the north of the ...
Incumbent Transitional President of Chad (2022–present) President of the Transitional Military Council (2021–2022) In 2021, Déby initially promised he would not stand in the poll to succeed his father. On 13 January 2024, he was announced as the nominee of the Patriotic Salvation Movement by party secretary Mahamat Zene Bada.
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (Arabic: محمد إدريس ديبي إتنو; born 4 April 1984) is a Chadian politician and military officer who has been the leader of Chad since 2021, first as President of the Transitional Military Council from 2021 to 2022, then as Transitional President from 2022 to 2024, and then as the 7th President since 2024 following his victory in the presidential elections.