04-25-2021, 02:27 AM
Idriss Déby, basically dictator of Chad
Idriss Déby Itno (Arabic: إدريس ديبي [i]Idrīs Daybī Itnū[/i]; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer, head of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement, who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death at the hands of militant forces when commanding troops on the front in 2021.[4]
Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He took power by leading a rebellion against President Hissène Habré in December 1990 and survived various rebellions and coup attempts against his own rule. Déby won elections in 1996 and 2001, and after term limits were eliminated he won again in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.
Several international media sources have described Déby's multi-decade rule as authoritarian.[5][6][7]
Déby was killed in April 2021 while commanding forces fighting on the front against rebels from the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT).[81] According to an army spokesperson, Déby succumbed to injuries resulting from gunshots on 20 April 2021 while commanding his army against FACT rebels in the north of Chad during the Northern Chad offensive, at the age of 68.[82][83][84][85] According to a rebel spokesperson, he was mortally wounded in the village of Mele, near the town of Nokou, before being taken to the capital, where he died.[70] The Chadian Parliament was dissolved upon his death[83] and a Transitional Military Council was formed in its place with his son Mahamat Déby Itno as chairman.[86] In addition to the parliament, the Government of Chad was dissolved as well.[87]
Déby's funeral was due to take place on 23 April 2021.[88] On 23 April 2021, thousands gathered in the streets of N'Djamena to pay their respects to Déby. French President Emmanuel Macron and Guinean President Alpha Condé, and several other African leaders attended the funeral.[89][90][91]
Idriss Déby Itno (Arabic: إدريس ديبي [i]Idrīs Daybī Itnū[/i]; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer, head of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement, who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death at the hands of militant forces when commanding troops on the front in 2021.[4]
Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He took power by leading a rebellion against President Hissène Habré in December 1990 and survived various rebellions and coup attempts against his own rule. Déby won elections in 1996 and 2001, and after term limits were eliminated he won again in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021.
Several international media sources have described Déby's multi-decade rule as authoritarian.[5][6][7]
Déby was killed in April 2021 while commanding forces fighting on the front against rebels from the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT).[81] According to an army spokesperson, Déby succumbed to injuries resulting from gunshots on 20 April 2021 while commanding his army against FACT rebels in the north of Chad during the Northern Chad offensive, at the age of 68.[82][83][84][85] According to a rebel spokesperson, he was mortally wounded in the village of Mele, near the town of Nokou, before being taken to the capital, where he died.[70] The Chadian Parliament was dissolved upon his death[83] and a Transitional Military Council was formed in its place with his son Mahamat Déby Itno as chairman.[86] In addition to the parliament, the Government of Chad was dissolved as well.[87]
Déby's funeral was due to take place on 23 April 2021.[88] On 23 April 2021, thousands gathered in the streets of N'Djamena to pay their respects to Déby. French President Emmanuel Macron and Guinean President Alpha Condé, and several other African leaders attended the funeral.[89][90][91]
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.