Chad President Idriss Déby, the longest-serving leader, killed in battle against rebels
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Idriss Deby, President of Chad, has been killed during a battle against rebels in the north here on Tuesday.
According to confirmation from the national army of Chad, the re-elected President Idriss Deby has succumbed to his injuries following clashes with rebels in the country.
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The government and parliament have been terminated. A curfew has also been forced and the borders have been shut.
Déby, 68, spent three decades in command and was one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
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Furthermore, his death was announced the day after he was named the winner of a presidential election that would have given him a sixth term in service.
However, most of the opposition had boycotted the vote.
“Mr Déby breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield,” an army general said in a statement.
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