Jean Alingué Bawoyeu

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Jean Alingué Bawoyeu (b. August 18, 1937, N'Djamena) is a Chadian politician. His base of support is in Tandjilé, in southern Chad.

Originally in the civil service, where he rose to the position of Chief Inspector of the Treasury, he has then worked briefly for the International Monetary Fund. He was ambassador for his country in the United States and France, and in 1989 president of the National Assembly. With the flight of the President Hissène Habré on December 1, 1990, he served as acting President till the day after, when Idriss Déby assumed power.[1]

He served as prime minister of Chad from March 4, 1991 until May 20, 1992.^[1] Previously, the position had been vacant since 1979, but Déby revived the position in 1991.

In 1992 Alingué founded the Union for Democracy and Republic, and under its banner presented himself twice as a candidate for the presidential elections, in 1996 obtaining 8.3% and in 2001 only 2.2%.^[2] He boycotted in 2002 the last parliamentary election, and did the same in 2005 about the constitutional referendum. Possibly as a retaliation measure, on March 26, 2005 the Chadian police did not permit him to leave Chad to participate in an important encounter of the main opposition leaders at Paris, the authorities claiming that his passport was not valid.[2]