Idriss Déby - Wikipedia
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. [4]
Chad's President Idriss Déby dies after clashes with rebels - BBC
Apr 20, 2021 · Chad's President Idriss Déby has died of his injuries following clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend, the army has said.
Idriss Deby | Biography, Death, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 1, 2025 · 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. Déby was born into a family of the Zaghawa ethnic group in the Ennedi region of northeastern Chad.
Idriss Déby, Chad's Longtime Leader, Is Killed During Fighting ... - NPR
Apr 20, 2021 · Idriss Déby Itno, the president of Chad and one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, was killed in the country's north, where he had traveled to observe the fight against rebel...
Mass trial starts in Chad over former ruler Deby’s death
Feb 21, 2023 · Authorities in Chad on Tuesday Feb. 21, 2023 started the mass trial of hundreds of alleged rebels accused of killing longtime President Idriss Deby Itno, who died under murky circumstances in 2021 two days after winning a sixth term in office. (AP Photo, File)
Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s …
Apr 20, 2021 · Mr. Déby, a poor herder’s son who rose through the Chadian military to become one of Africa’s most enduring and feared leaders, was killed as he commanded his troops during what the military said...
Idriss Déby: Chad's future rocked by president's battlefield death - BBC
Chad's President Idriss Déby was one of Africa's longest-serving leaders. Yet can the old-style Chadian strongman system function and sustain itself in the absence of the redoubtable figure who...
OBITUARY Idriss Deby, Chad's president and West's ally against ...
Apr 20, 2021 · In 30 years as Chad's president, Idriss Deby emerged as one of Africa's wiliest political survivors, holding on to power through rebellions that reached as far as his...
Idriss Déby obituary: End of Chad's 'Great Survivor' - BBC
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...
Chad’s President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with ... - CNN
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...