Chad’s new military rulers named Albert Pahimi Padacke as prime minister of a transitional government on Monday a week after President Idriss Deby’s battlefield death.
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Mahamat Deby, son of slain president, emerges as Chad’s new strongman
The youthful general Mahamat Idriss Deby, who stood watch over his late father as head of the presidential guard, is set to take over as Chad’s new head of state.
Chad President Deby killed after re-election, ends his 30 years in power
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday.
Chad’s President Idriss Deby re-elected for sixth term with 79.3% of vote
Chad’s long-ruling President Idriss Deby Itno was re-elected to a sixth term with 79.32 percent of the votes cast in April 11’s election, according to provisional results from the electoral commission on Monday.