Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Déby elevated to Marshal rank

The National Transitional Council (CNT) of Chad promoted General Déby to Marshal on Monday.

160 members voted to adopt the resolution against 2 while 6 abstained in a council mostly dominated by the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS).

This promotion now ranks Mahamat at the same level as his late father, Idriss Déby Itno, who was the President of Chad.

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