Mahamat Idriss Déby addresses Chadians after a morning of violence
General Mahamat Idriss Déby, President of the Transitional Military Council and son of the late President Idriss Déby Itno during his father's funeral, April 23, 2021. AFP - CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON
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A week after his proclamation as head of the military transition committee, the son of the "Marshal" addressed the Chadians, in an intervention recorded and broadcast on national radio and television while violence took place in several towns. country all morning.
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With our special correspondent in Ndjamena,
François Mazet
He first wanted to share his emotion after the death of his father.
Strapped in his sandy corps general uniform, four-star beret on his head, he read his speech in French for about twenty minutes.
He urged his compatriots not to cause “
serious damage to the nation
” by acts “
contrary to unity, to living together and to peace
.
This speech comes after a morning marked by violence across the country.
Protesters gathered very early this Tuesday morning in Ndjamena.
Apart from Ndjamena, we mainly demonstrated in the south of the country.
Promise of a "
government of national reconciliation
"
Regarding the transition, he promised the upcoming appointment of a "
government of national reconciliation, composed of a united team, competent and representative of plural Chad
" He assured that an inclusive national dialogue would be organized, "That
he will not evade any subject of national interest
" and that the National Transitional Council would be set up in a "consensual and concerted manner" to work on a new constitution.
The objective of the process is to "
organize democratic, free and transparent elections as soon as possible
" before concluding with a call for "
sacred union
"
►Also read: In Chad, the opposition calls for demonstrations, unrest in Ndjamena and in the provinces
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