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RARE PHOTOS: Chad interim leader deby confirms plan to run for president in may | Vintage Vibes

Mahamat Idriss Deby is the son of Chad's late longtime former ruler, Idriss Deby Itno [File: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

Chad’s military leader has said that he will run in the country’s long-awaited presidential elections in May, just three days after his chief rival was killed in suspicious circumstances.

“I, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, am a candidate for the 2024 presidential election under the banner of the For a United Chad coalition,” Deby said in a speech on Saturday.

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