List of heads of state of Chad
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| President of the Republic of Chad President de la Republique du Tchad (French) ry'ys jmhwry@ tshd (Arabic) | |
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Coat of arms of Chad | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, N'Djamena |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Francois Tombalbaye |
| Formation | 23 April 1962 |
| Salary | 800,000 FCFA / month |
| Website | Presidency of Chad |
This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
List of officeholders
[change | change source]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth-Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Francois Tombalbaye (1918-1975)[a] |
1962 1969 |
11 August 1960 | 13 April 1975 (assassinated.) |
14 years, 245 days | PPT / MNRCS | Position not established | |
| #C3B091; color:black;"}]]}">- | Noel Milarew Odingar (1932-2007) |
-- | 13 April 1975 | 15 April 1975 | 2 days | Military | Position not established | |
| #C3B091; color:black;"}]]}">2 | Felix Malloum (1932-2009) |
-- | 15 April 1975 | 23 March 1979 (resigned.) |
3 years, 342 days | Military | Habre | |
| 3 | Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944) |
-- | 23 March 1979 | 29 April 1979 | 37 days | FROLINAT-FAP | Position vacant | |
| 4 | Lol Mahamat Choua (1939-2019) |
-- | 29 April 1979 | 3 September 1979 | 127 days | MPLT | Position vacant | |
| (3) | Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944) |
-- | 3 September 1979 | 7 June 1982 (deposed.) |
2 years, 277 days | FROLINAT-FAP | Ngardoum | |
| 5 | Hissene Habre (1942-2021) |
1989 (referendum) |
7 June 1982 | 2 December 1990 (ousted.) |
8 years, 178 days | FAN / UNIR | Ngardoum | |
| #3333CC; color:white;"}]]}">6 | Idriss Deby (1952-2021) |
1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 |
2 December 1990 | 20 April 2021 (killed in action.) |
30 years, 139 days | Military / Patriotic Salvation Movement |
Bawoyeu Yodoyman Moungar Koumakoye Djimasta Ouaido Yamassoum Kabadi Faki Yoadimnadji Younousmi Koumakoye Abbas Nadingar Dadnadji Deubet Padacke | |
| #3333CC; color:white;"}]]}">7 | Mahamat Deby (born 1984) |
-- | 10 October 2022 (Acting: 20 April 2021 - 10 October 2022) | Incumbent | 3 years, 137 days | Military / Patriotic Salvation Movement |
Padacke Kebzabo | |
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- | Changed name to N'Garta Tombalbaye on 30 August 1973 due to the policy of Africanization.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Presidency of Chad Archived 2019-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- World Statesmen - Chad
