This is a list of

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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

since the country gained independence from

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in 1960 to the present day. A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting two Interim Heads of State). Additionally, one person,

Goukouni Oueddei Goukouni Oueddei ( '; born 1944) is a Chadian politician who served as President of Chad from 1979 to 1982. A northerner, Goukouni commanded FROLINAT rebels with Libyan support during the first Chadian Civil War against Chad's southern-domin ...

, has served on two non-consecutive occasions. The current head of state of Chad is

Mahamat Déby Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (; born 4 April 1984) is a Chadian politician and military officer who has been the leader of Chad since 2021, first as President of the Transitional Military Council (Chad), Transitional Military Council from 2021 to 20 ...

, since 20 April 2021, when he took power in a military coup following the

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of his father, President

Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ( '; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the sixth List of heads of state of Chad, president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the 2021 Northern Chad offensive, No ...

. Mahamat Déby was President of the Transitional Military Council, a

military junta A military junta () is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''Junta (governing body), junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the Junta (Peninsular War), national and local junta organized by t ...

, from 20 April 2021 until 10 October 2022, when he was sworn is as Transitional President of the Republic following a "national dialogue". On 6 May 2024, Déby won the

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and was proclaimed President on 23 May.

Term limits

In 2018, the new Constitution of Chad reinstated two-term limits for the president. It also changed the length of the term from five years to six years. However, in 2023, a

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was held which changed the length of the term from six years back to five years and which also lowered the minimum age for the presidency from 40 down to 35.

Titles

* 1960–1962: Head of State * 1962–1975: President of the Republic * 1975: Chairman of the Supreme Military Council * 1975–1978: Head of State * 1978–1979: President of the Republic * 1979: Chairman of the Provisional Council of State * 1979: President of the Transitional Government of National Unity * 1979: Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee * 1979–1982: President of the Transitional Government of National Unity * 1982: Chairman of the Command Council of the

Armed Forces of the North The Armed Forces of the North (, FAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Composed of FROLINAT units that remained loyal to Hissène Habré following his break from Goukouni Oueddei and the CCFAN in 1976. Consisting a ...

* 1982: Chairman of the Council of State * 1982–1990: President of the Republic * 1990: President of the

Patriotic Salvation Movement The Patriotic Salvation Movement (, MPS; ) is the ruling political party in Chad. History After Idriss Déby, an army commander who participated in an unsuccessful plot against President Hissène Habré in 1989, fled to Sudan, he and his sup ...

* 1990–1991: President of the Council of State * 1991–2021: President of the Republic * 2021–2022: President of the Transitional Military Council * 2022–2024: Transitional President of the Republic * 2024–present: President of the Republic

List of officeholders

;Political parties ;Other factions ;Status ;Symbols Constitutional referendum

Timeline

Latest election

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References

External links

World Statesmen – Chad
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Political history of Chad Politics of Chad 1962 establishments in Chad

Heads of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "

being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

Heads of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "

being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

Term limits

Titles

List of officeholders

Timeline

Latest election

See also

Notes

References

External links