Chad's Six-Term Immotile President Dies from Battlefield Injuries: Son Takes Over Government
- Edward Amara
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 23, 2021
By Edward Amara
TGA Developing Stories, West Africa.
Those who made peaceful change inevitable also made violent change unavoidable.
On the verge of winning a controversial six term in office. He has suddenly been killed in the battlefield against a rebel group in Chad .
His son Mohamat Idriss Deby, a four Star General and second in command of the presidential guards would replace the acclaimed dead hero. Mr. Deby, a dictator, was the longest serving president Chadians have ever seen.
The oppositions condemned Mr. Deby's six term presidential campaign and his subsequent reelection.
The oppositions have automatically condemned the army's action and termed it "a coup d'état" and have vowed to prevent them effecting their plan.
Mr. Deby came to power in 1990 much more in the same way he left in 2021. He led a rebellion group through Sudan and overthrew the legitimate government of Chad . Now the army is saying that a rebel group, who are purportedly supported by Libya used the landlocked boundary, invaded the country, injured the president and he subsequently lost his life to the injuries he got at the battle front where he went to boast the army's morale.
The army is perpetually playing military music on TV and radio stations in the capital N'Djamena.
The Chadian constitution states that power should be handed over to the vice president in inevitable circumstances like this, or to the president of the National Assembly of Chad.
The army has officially suspended the constitution. Popular conflicting rumor's emanating in the capital N'Djamena are suggesting that he was actually killed by one of the guards guarding the presidential palace. The Kabila history just repeated itself.
I am actually flabbergasted by the way opposition leaders in Africa react to the sudden demise of their countries' leaders.
When John Magufuli died last month, the opposition termed his demise as "an opportunity to sanitize Tanzania’s political atmosphere" and today the opposition leaders in Chad are all happy for Mr. Deby sudden lost of life. They maintained that, all the people Chad need now is a change of power either through a peaceful means or not.
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About the Author
Edward Amara is an Associate Editor at The Global Africans. He covers sports, culture, social and political issues in and around Africa. Edward lives in Kenema City, Eastern Province in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
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