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April 20, 2021

Chadian President Idriss Déby Killed on Frontlines of Fight Against Rebels
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The government of Chad is reporting that President Idriss Déby has died
of injuries he sustained while visiting government soldiers on the
frontlines of their battle against rebels in the north of Chad. Déby
took power more than three decades ago, after leading a 1990 rebellion
that toppled the former U.S.-backed dictator, Hissène Habré.


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