List of heads of state of Chad

President of the Republic of Chad
Coat of Arms of Chad
Incumbent Idriss Déby since 2 December 1990
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	François Tombalbaye
Formation	11 August 1960

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The following is a list of heads of state of Chad, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

List of Heads of State of Chad

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Chad	Independence from France
(République du Tchad)
11 August 1960 to 23 April 1962		François Tombalbaye, Head of State	PPT
23 April 1962 to 30 August 1973		François Tombalbaye, President		Changed name to N’Garta Tombalbaye
30 August 1973 to 13 April 1975		N’Garta Tombalbaye, President	MNRCS	Previously named François Tombalbaye; Killed in a coup d'état
13 April 1975 to 15 April 1975		Noël Milarew Odingar, interim Head of State	Mil
15 April 1975 to 12 May 1975		Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council	Mil
12 May 1975 to 29 August 1978		Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, Head of State
29 August 1978 to 23 March 1979		Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, President		Resigned
23 March 1979 to 29 April 1979		Goukouni Oueddei, Chairman of the Provisional Council of State	FROLINAT-FAP	1st Term
29 April 1979 to 3 September 1979		Lol Mahamat Choua, President of the Transitional Government of National Unity	MPLT
3 September 1979 to 10 November 1979		Goukouni Oueddei, Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee	FROLINAT-FAP	2nd Term
10 November 1979 to 7 June 1982		Goukouni Oueddei, President of the Transitional Government of National Unity		2nd Term; Deposed in a coup d'état
7 June 1982 to 19 June 1982		Hissène Habré, Chairman of the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North	FAN
19 June 1982 to 21 October 1982		Hissène Habré, Chairman of the Council of State
21 October 1982 to 1984		Hissène Habré, President
1984 to 2 December 1990			UNIR	Deposed
2 December 1990 to 4 December 1990		Idriss Déby, President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement	MPS
4 December 1990 to 4 March 1991		Idriss Déby, President of the Council of State
4 March 1991 to Present		Idriss Déby, President

Affiliations

Last elections

See also

• Heads of Government of Chad
• Colonial Heads of Chad

External links

• Presidency of Chad
• World Statesmen - Chad

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Heads of state of Chad Tombalbaye Odingar Malloum Oueddei Choua Oueddei Habré Déby