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Idriss Déby Itno (Arabic: إدريس ديبي Idrīs Daybī Itnū; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the 6th president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the Northern Chad offensive.
May 25, 2024 · Idriss Déby (born 1952, Fada, Chad, French Equatorial Africa—died April 19, 2021) was a military leader and politician who ruled Chad after he seized power in 1990 until his death in 2021.
Apr 20, 2021 · NAIROBI, Kenya — It was a point of pride for Idriss Déby, the leader of Chad, a vast African country at the crossroads of numerous conflicts, that he was willing to throw himself to the front...
Apr 20, 2021 · Idriss Déby was known as that rare thing - a true warrior president. The former rebel and trained pilot was the opposite of an armchair general. For 30 years, he clung to power in Chad...
Apr 20, 2021 · Idriss Déby, Chad's president for 30 years, was known as "The Great Survivor" but his luck has finally run out. The 68-year-old, who had just been re-elected for a sixth...
Apr 20, 2021 · Idriss Déby, who ruled with an iron fist for three decades and had just secured his sixth term in office, was considered by the West a linchpin in the fight against Islamist extremism in central...
Apr 20, 2021 · Chad’s long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, the army said in a surprise announcement Tuesday, plunging a volatile region deeper into crisis.
