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A few hours after the announcement of the death of Idriss Déby, the name of his successor has been made official. It is his son.
The successor of Idriss Déby is known. It is Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, his son. He was until now the head of the presidential guard, and therefore very close to his father.
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was born in 1984. He is 37 years old and is also known as Mahamat Kaka. He attended the Groupement des écoles militaires interarmées du Tchad, and then did a brief stint at the Lycée militaire d’Aix-en-Provence.
Upon his return to Chad, his father placed him in the General Directorate of Security Services for State Institutions (DGSSIE). In 2010, he was given command of the armoured squadron and bodyguards within the DGSSIE.
In 2012, he was then appointed to head the number 1 group of the DGSSIE (out of three groups), responsible for the security of the presidential palace 3.
In 2013, he was appointed second-in-command of the Chadian Armed Forces in Intervention in Mali (Fatim), in northern Mali, under the command of General Oumar Bikomo, and he was the official leader No. 2.
Today, with the death of his father, he is appointed president of the Transitional Military Council. He has appointed 15 generals by decree to form his transitional military council.
Source: iGFM – (Dakar)