| President of the Republic of Chad Président de la République du Tchad (French) رئيس جمهورية تشاد (Arabic) | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace, N'Djamena |
| Term length | 6 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | François Tombalbaye |
| Formation | 23 April 1962 |
| Salary | 800,000 FCFA / month |
| Website | Presidency of Chad |
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This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting one Interim Head of State). Additionally, one person, Goukouni Oueddei, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current head of state of Chad is President of the Republic Idriss Déby, since 2 December 1990.
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
- 1982: Chairman of the Council of State
- 1982–1990: President of the Republic
- 1990: President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement
- 1990–1991: President of the Council of State
- 1991–present: President of the Republic
Key
- Political parties
- Armed Forces of the North (FAN) / National Union for Independence and Revolution (UNIR)
- Other factions
- Chadian Armed Forces (FAT; 1960–79)
- Status
- Interim Head of State
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | ) | François Tombalbaye (1918–1975)[a] | 1962 1969 | 11 August 1960 | 13 April 1975 (assassinated.) | 14 years, 245 days | PPT / MNRCS | Position not established |
| – | ) | Noël Milarew Odingar (1932–2007) | — | 13 April 1975 | 15 April 1975 | 2 days | Military | Position not established |
| 2 | | Félix Malloum (1932–2009) | — | 15 April 1975 | 23 March 1979 (resigned.) | 3 years, 342 days | Military | Habré |
| 3 | | Goukouni Oueddei (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 (1944–) | — | 3 September 1979 | 7 June 1982 (deposed.) | 2 years, 277 days | FROLINAT–FAP | Ngardoum |
| 5 | ) | Hissène Habré (1942–) | 1989 (referendum) | 7 June 1982 | 2 December 1990 (deposed.) | 8 years, 178 days | FAN / UNIR | Ngardoum |
| 6 | ) | Idriss Déby (1952–) | 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 | 2 December 1990 | Incumbent | 30 years, 74 days | MPS | Bawoyeu Yodoyman Moungar Koumakoye Djimasta Ouaido Yamassoum Kabadi Faki Yoadimnadji Younousmi Koumakoye Abbas Nadingar Dadnadji Deubet Padacké |
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idriss Déby | Patriotic Salvation Movement | 2,219,352 | 59.92 |
| Saleh Kebzabo | National Union for Democracy and Renewal | 473,074 | 12.77 |
| Laoukein Kourayo Médard | Chadian Convention for Peace and Development | 392,988 | 10.61 |
| Djimrangar Dadnadji | CAP-SUR | 186,857 | 5.04 |
| Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye | 73,636 | 1.99 | |
| Malloum Yoboide Djeraki | 67,019 | 1.81 | |
| Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo | 58,533 | 1.58 | |
| Abdoulaye Mbodou Mbami | 53,204 | 1.44 | |
| Clément Djimet Bagaou | 48,471 | 1.31 | |
| Gali Gatta Ngothé | 44,899 | 1.21 | |
| Brice Mbaimon Guedmbaye | 36,647 | 0.99 | |
| Beassoumda Julien | 24,125 | 0.65 | |
| Djividi Boukar | 25,107 | 0.68 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 419,818 | – | |
| Total | 4,123,730 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,252,548 | 65.95 | |
| Source: Constitutional Court | |||
See also
- Chad
- List of prime ministers of Chad
- Vice President of Chad
- List of colonial governors of Chad
- Politics of Chad
- Lists of office-holders
Notes
- ^ Changed name to N’Garta Tombalbaye on 30 August 1973 due to the policy of Africanization.