Idriss Doby Biography and Timeline

Coup

Idriss Deby, a guerilla chief, seizes power in a coup, his Zaghawa tribe dominates the Government and is widely opposed by other Chadians from other regions

Role range: 1990-1990

President of Chad

Appointed President of Chad

Role range: 1990-1990

Zaghawa Tribe

Idriss Deby, a guerilla chief, seizes power in a coup, his Zaghawa tribe dominates the Government and is widely opposed by other Chadians from other regions

Role range: 1990-1990

Economy of Chad

Oil in Chad is estimated to be at least 1 million barrels

Role range: 1990-1990

Election

Idriss Deby leads 15 candidates in the upcoming first multiparty elections

Coup

Idriss Deby wins 70% of the vote, he defeats Abdelkader Wadal Kamougue, a southern leader who led coup in 1975

Election

Idriss Deby wins 70% of the vote, he defeats Abdelkader Wadal Kamougue, a southern leader who led coup in 1975

Economy of Chad

Idriss Deby wins 70% of the vote, he defeats Abdelkader Wadal Kamougue, a southern leader who led coup in 1975

Economy of Chad

Chads Parliament passes into law an agreement for strict auditing of its oil income

Economy of Chad

The World Bank approves a $3.7 billion oil well and pipeline project led by Exxon and Mobile to link oil fields in Chad across 663 miles to the Atlantic coast of Cameroon

Economy of Chad

The World Bank endorses a $3.5 billion oil project with 80% of the revenues to go to development

Economy of Chad

It is reported that $4 million of a $25 million bonus payment from the new oil project was used by the Chad Government to buy weapons

Election

Chad holds elections, Doby is later declared the winner

Economy of Chad

Chad begins pumping oil to Cameroon, part of a project to help alleviate crushing poverty in the two countries