List of heads of state of Chad
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| 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 |
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| Republic of Chad | Independence from France | |||
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| 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
Main article: Chadian presidential election, 2011
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes | % |
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| Idriss Déby | Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) | 2,503,813 | 88.66 |
| Albert Pahimi Padacké | National Rally for Democracy in Chad (RNDT–Le Réveil) | 170,182 | 6.03 |
| Nadji Madou | Socialist Alliance for Integral Renewal (ASRI) | 150,220 | 5.32 |
| Valid votes | 2,824,215 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid votes | 355,111 | 11.17 | |
| Total (turnout 64.22%; boycotted by major opposition parties) | 3,179,326 | ||
| Source: CENI | |||
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