President Idriss Deby Itno, re-elected with 79.32% of the votes cast, will unfortunately not seek a sixth term at the head of Chad. He came to power in a coup d’état in 1990 and died on Tuesday from injuries sustained while commanding his army in fighting against FACT rebels in the north over the weekend, a spokesman announced on state television. Chad is closing its borders.
A transitional military council (CMT) has been set up. Lieutenant General Mahamat Idriss Déby, who is none other than the son of the Marshal, is the president of the CMT. A national transitional charter will be promulgated later. For the time being, a 14-day national mourning period has been declared throughout the country. A nationwide curfew from 6pm to 5am has been introduced. Land and air borders are closed until further notice.
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