President Idris Deby of Chad shot dead

New Delhi: President Idris Derby of Chad was shot dead by rebels on Tuesday. Idriss Deby, who had won a 6th term based on provisional results, has died of injuries suffered on the frontline, army said.

This comes a day after Deby, 68, won a sixth term in the latest provisional results on Monday by 79.3 per cent, according to The Africa Report. The elections were held on April 11 and had a turnout of just under 65 percent. Deby came to power through a rebellion in 1990.

Deby postponed his victory speech to supporters and instead went to visit Chadian soldiers on the frontlines, as per his campaign manager.

The rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), which is based across the northern frontier with Libya, attacked a border post on election day and then advanced hundreds of kilometres south.

Chad strongman Idris Deby, in power for 31 years, has died. Deby just rigged an election and had to fight off a rebel advance on the capital Ndjamena. pic.twitter.com/hqWoLms7RS

— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) April 20, 2021

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