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In this January 13, 2020, photo, Chad s President Idriss Deby Itno arrives at the G5 Sahel summit in Pau, southwestern France (Regis Duvignau/Pool Photo via AP, File)
N’DJAMENA, Chad Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the country’s top military commander announced on national television and radio.
The stunning announcement came just hours after electoral officials had declared Deby the winner of the April 11 presidential election, paving the way for him to stay in power for six more years.