2021 in Chad

Chad-related events during 2021

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Events in the year 2021 in Chad.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Chad

  • 6 February – Police in N’Djamena fire tear gas and make several arrests as hundreds set tires on fire and protest against President Déby's nomination to run for a sixth term in April.[1]
  • 16 February – Chad deploys 1,200 troops to the ″tri-border region″ of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso during the G5 Sahel summit.[2]
  • 28 February – Opposition leader Yaya Dillo says his mother, son, and three other members of his family were killed in a pre-dawn raid on his house led by the president's son. A government spokesperson said that Dillo had failed to respond to two judicial mandates, and that two people were killed and five injured, including three police officers.[3]
  • 3 April – The Niger human rights commission calls for an independent inquiry following alleged rapes, including that of an 11-year-old girl, by Chadian soldiers deployed to help fight armed groups.[4]
  • 11 April – The Northern Chad offensive begins, a day after the 2021 Chadian presidential election.[5]
  • 19 April – President Idriss Déby wins the 2021 Chadian presidential election for his sixth term.
  • 20 April – President Idriss Déby is killed one day after it was announced that he had won the election.

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Protests erupt in Chad as Deby nominated to run for sixth term". Al Jazeera English. Reuters. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chad deploys 1,200 troops to quell Sahel violence". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chad opposition leader says several relatives killed in home raid". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rights group accuses Chadian soldiers of raping women in Niger". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Election guide. Republic of Chad. Election for President". electionguide.org. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Au Tchad, les législatives reportées depuis cinq ans sont fixées au 24 octobre 2021". lemonde.fr. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ Tchad : décès du général Routouang Yoma Golom (in French)
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