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Chad Junta Chief To Contest May 6 Presidential Vote

Chad's junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno took power after his father's death (Credit: AFP)

Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday he would contest a May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances.

Deby Itno took power in 2021 after his father, veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno, died while fighting rebels. The iron-fisted ruler had led the Sahel country for more than three decades.

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