Events in the year 2024 in

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Incumbents

* President:

Mahamat Déby Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ( ar, محمد إدريس ديبي إتنو; born 1 January 1984), also known as Mahamat Kaka, is a Chadian army general serving as the transitional List of heads of state of Chad, president of Chad. He is the son of the ...

* Prime Minister:

Saleh Kebzabo Saleh Kebzabo ( ar, صالح كبزابو, born 27 March 1947 in Léré, Chad) is a Chadian politician. He is the President of the National Union for Democracy and Renewal (UNDR) and a Deputy in the National Assembly of Chad."Saleh Kebzabo: "A voi ...

(until 1 January); Succès Masra (1 January - 22 May); Allamaye Halina (since 24 May) * Vice President:

Djimadoum Tiraina Djimadoum Tiraina is a politician from Chad who is current Vice President of Chad after death of the Idriss Déby President of Chad This is a list of heads of state of Chad since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the p ...

Events

February

*February 28 - The Transitional Military Council (TMC) accuses Socialist Party without Borders (PSF) supporters of attacking Chadian security services headquarters and attempting to assassinate the head of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

, Samir Adam Annour. The TMC then cracks down on the PSF and political opponents, killing dozens. PSF leader Yaya Dillo Djérou is reportedly killed during a shootout with security forces at the party's headquarters in N'Djamena.

March

*March 25 - Seven soldiers are killed in a bomb attack believed to have been orchestrated by

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ...

near

Lake Chad Lake Chad (french: Lac Tchad) is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Central Africa, which has varied in size over the centuries. According to the ''Global Resource Information Database'' of the United Nations Environment Programme, ...

May

*May 6 - 2024 Chadian presidential election:

wins reelection with 61.3% of the vote, surpassing the required threshold of 50% to avoid a runoff. *May 22 - Succès Masra submits his resignation as prime minister as well as that of the transitional government. *May 23 - Mahamat Déby is sworn in as elected President.

June

*June 18-19 - N'Djamena ammunition depot explosions - Nine people are killed and 46 others are injured following a series of explosions at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena. *June 20 - The World Health Organization announces the eradication of sleeping sickness in Chad.

July

*July 23 - Chad repatriates 157 citizens detained in Libya, with more repatriation flights planned to return all detained Chadians.

August

*August 16 - At least 54 people are reported killed following days of flooding caused by heavy rains in Tibesti Region.

September

*September 9 - At least 341 people are reported killed following weeks of flooding nationwide.

Scheduled

*December 29 - 2024 Chadian parliamentary election

References

{{Years in Chad

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