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Idriss Déby Dies at 68; Poor Herder’s Son Became Chad’s Longtime Autocrat Mr. Déby, who was aiming for a fourth decade in power, died from what the government called wounds sustained at a battlefront with rebels. Idriss Déby in 2018.Credit.Ammar Awad/Reuters April 20, 2021Updated 8:43 p.m. ET NAIROBI, Kenya — It was a point of pride for Idriss Déby, the leader of Chad, a vast African country at the crossroads of numerous conflicts, that he was willing to throw himself to the front line of the many battles he fought. Mr. Déby, a poor herder’s son who rose through the Chadian military to become one of Africa’s most enduring and feared leaders, was killed as he commanded his troops during what the military said was one such battle. His death, at age 68, was announced on Tuesday.

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