Mahamat Déby

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Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (born 4 April 1984), also known by the nickname Kaka, is a Chadian politician and military officer who has led Chad under various titles since 2021. Since 2024, he has served as the president of Chad. He is the son of Idriss Déby, who served as the sixth president of Chad from 1990 to 2021. Born in N'Djamena, Déby was sent to military training in France. He first saw combat in 2006. In 2013, Déby went to Mali, where he was appointed second in command of the Chadian special forces in the country under general Oumar Bikimo. Déby led the army in February against rebels in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains in northern Mali leading to the Battle of Ifoghas, where they eliminated a rebel base. After returning to Chad, Déby was appointed the director of the General Directorate of the Security Services of State Institutions (DGSSIE). In April 2021, Déby's father, Idriss Déby, was killed by the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) in the Northern Chad offensive, shortly...

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