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| TchadOne: group of military officers is trying to take control of the presidential palace in Chad |
| 2024-02-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A group of military personnel is trying to take control of the presidential palace in the capital of Chad, N'Djamena, reports the local publication TchadOne on the social network X. The material notes that both sides suffered losses as a result of the clashes. Earlier in the day, the movement of tanks and armored vehicles in N'Djamena was reported. Government forces stormed the headquarters of the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF) led by Yaya Dillo, cousin of transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby. In addition, the government reported an attack on the Chadian National Security Directorate, which resulted in several deaths. Authorities blamed the attack on the PSF but said the situation was under control. As Regnum reported, in April 2021, in Chad, the father of the current current head of the republic, Idriss Debi Itno, who led the country for about 30 years, was re-elected president. On election day, rebels from the Front for Change and Accord in Chad invaded Chad from bases in Libya and managed to fatally wound the president before government forces crushed them. After this, Mahamat Idriss Déby led Chad, becoming the head of the transitional military council. However, the rebels refused to recognize him. Chad adopted a new constitution in December 2023 that allows Mahamat Idriss Déby to run for president, but an election date has not yet been set. In January 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the president of the transitional African republic in Moscow, said that Russia was closely monitoring what was happening in Chad. He expressed confidence that the elections will be held at a high level. |
| Posted by:badanov |