Yaya Dillo Djérou is a

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

ian politician, leader of the opposition.

Life

On October 14, 2005, when the government of

Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...

had to admit desertions in the army, especially from the

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, the President's ethnic group. These deserters were under the leadership of Djérou; based in the

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ese region of

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Djérou, a former telecommunications engineer, had left Déby's party MPS and became president of a revolutionary junta ("président du collège révolutionnaire") heading an organization called

Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy, abbreviated as S.C.U.D. (Socle pour le Changement, l'Unité et la Démocratie in French), is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in October 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad who deserted an ...

(SCUD), a rebel alliance. The group has declared it plans to overthrow Déby, and is of zaghawa ethnicity. To open negotiations with the government, he has demanded that all political prisoners be freed. He has successively left armed rebellion to become a cabinet minister in Déby's government. On 28 February 2021, security forces raided Yaya Dillo Djérou's home in

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, killing five of his relatives, including his mother and son. A government statement says the raid is an operation to arrest Dillo. Two other people were also killed and five wounded in the ensuing fight.Chad opposition leader says several relatives killed in home raid
/ref> In March 2021, Yaya Dillo Djerou affirms that he will "take international justice" against the regime of Idris Déby.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Djerou, Yaya 1976 births Living people Chadian rebels Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) Zaghawa people Mining ministers of Chad Energy ministers of Chad