List of heads of state of Chad

President of the
Republic of Chad

Incumbent
Idriss Déby

since 2 December 1990
Term length 5 years, renewable
Inaugural holder François Tombalbaye
Formation 23 April 1962
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Chad

This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

A total of six people have served as head of state of Chad (not counting one Interim Head of State). Additionally, one person, Goukouni Oueddei, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current head of state of Chad is the President of the Republic Idriss Déby, since 2 December 1990.

Titles

Key

Political parties
Other factions
Status

List

Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Tenure Elected Political affiliation Prime Minister(s)
Took office Left office
1 François Tombalbaye
(1918–1975)[1]
11 August 1960 13 April 1975
(assassinated.)
1969 PPT / MNRCS Position not established
Noël Milarew Odingar
(1932–2007)
13 April 1975 15 April 1975 Military Position not established
2 Félix Malloum
(1932–2009)
15 April 1975 23 March 1979
(resigned.)
Military Habré
3 Goukouni Oueddei
(1944–)
23 March 1979 29 April 1979 FROLINATFAP Position vacant
4 Lol Mahamat Choua
(1939–)
29 April 1979 3 September 1979 MPLT Position vacant
(3) Goukouni Oueddei
(1944–)
3 September 1979 7 June 1982
(deposed.)
FROLINATFAP Ngardoum
5 Hissène Habré
(1942–)
7 June 1982 2 December 1990
(deposed.)
1989
(referendum)
FAN / UNIR Ngardoum
6 Idriss Déby
(1952–)
2 December 1990 Incumbent 1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
MPS Bawoyeu
Yodoyman
Moungar
Koumakoye
Djimasta
Ouaido
Yamassoum
Kabadi
Faki
Yoadimnadji
Younousmi
Koumakoye
Abbas
Nadingar
Dadnadji
Deubet
Padacké

Latest election

Candidate Party Votes %
Idriss DébyPatriotic Salvation Movement2,219,35259.92
Saleh KebzaboNational Union for Democracy and Renewal473,07412.77
Laoukein Kourayo MédardChadian Convention for Peace and Development392,98810.61
Djimrangar DadnadjiCAP-SUR186,8575.04
Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye 73,6361.99
Malloum Yoboide Djeraki 67,0191.81
Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo 58,5331.58
Abdoulaye Mbodou Mbami 53,2041.44
Clément Djimet Bagaou 48,4711.31
Gali Gatta Ngothé 44,8991.21
Brice Mbaimon Guedmbaye 36,6470.99
Beassoumda Julien 24,1250.65
Djividi Boukar 25,1070.68
Invalid/blank votes419,818
Total4,123,730100
Registered voters/turnout6,252,54865.95
Source: Constitutional Court

See also

Footnotes

  1. Changed name to N’Garta Tombalbaye on 30 August 1973 due to the policy of Africanization
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