Idriss Déby

Became President:	December 2, 1990
Predecessor:	Jean Alingue Bawoyeu
Date of Birth:	1952
Place of Birth:	Fada, Chad

Idriss Déby (born 1952) is the president of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See also:- Chad Heads of Government of Chad Colonial Heads of Chad lists of incumbents Categories: Lists of office-holders ... Politics of Chad Categories: Politics stubs | Chad political parties ...

Déby started out as a general in the civil war in Chad. On 2 December 1990, Déby's troops marched unopposed into the capital of N'Djamena. After three months of provisional government, on 28 February 1991, a charter was approved for Chad with Déby as president. Déby was reelected in 1996 and 2001, but international observers noted irregularities in the election process. December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... NDjamena, population 594,000 ( 1996), is the capital of Chad. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Déby is of the Zaghawa tribe, specifically, the Bidyate clan. Zaghawa is an African ethnic group, mainly living in eastern Chad and western Sudan, including the Darfur province of Sudan. ...