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Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 17-year exile in Qatar to participate in a peace process between the government and numerous rebel groups.
2022-08-18

The Transitional Military Council of Chad meets with 44 different armed rebel and opposition groups, including the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad, and the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development in Doha, Qatar for peace talks. The President of Chad, Mahamat Déby, hopes that the talks will be the first step towards agreeing on a new constitution and holding free elections.
2022-03-13

Military junta leader and "de facto" president Mahamat Déby appoints 93 new members to the junta, which serves as Chad's interim parliament ahead of a proposed election. Déby says that the new parliament comprises parties previously represented in the dissolved parliament, as well as members of the armed forces.
2021-09-24

Chadian President Idriss Déby dies from wounds sustained while commanding forces against rebels in the northern portion of the country. The Constitution is suspended, and a Transitional Military Council headed by Déby's son, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, will rule the country for an estimated 18 months.
2021-04-20

Rebel forces of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad advance to the capital, N'Djamena, as incumbent President Idriss Déby takes a lead in the April 11 election and is expected to extend his mandate. Yesterday, the U.S. and British governments ordered some diplomatic staff to leave Chad amidst the unrest.
2021-04-18

Chadians head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Idriss Déby is expected to extend his three-decade mandate.
2021-04-11

Chadian President Idriss Déby announces that his government will deploy 1,200 troops to the tripoint of the Burkina Faso–Mali and Burkina Faso–Niger borders.
2021-02-15

Chadian President Idriss Déby signs a decree that imposes a lockdown in the country's capital N'Djamena for the first time since the pandemic began and also declares a dusk-to-dawn curfew due to a rise in the number of cases.
2021-01-1

Voters in Chad go to the polls for the first round of voting in a presidential election with incumbent President Idriss Déby favoured to win a fifth term.
2016-04-10

Chadian President Idriss Deby postpones the 3 April presidential election after opposition candidates threatened a boycott over irregularities.
2011-03-13