Chad: laying of the first stone of the mausoleum of Idriss Déby in Amdjarass
Avenue Mobutu, in the center of NDjamena.
May 2021. © David Baché
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On April 20, 2021, the Transitional Military Council announced the death of President Idriss Déby in combat.
A year later, the anniversary of the marshal's disappearance is marked with discretion in the country.
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Neither the transitional authorities nor the army have overly marked
the first anniversary of the death of Idriss Déby
.
It was indeed his party that was in charge.
The Patriotic Salvation Movement has organized since the beginning of the week an "
out of mourning
" with prayers, conferences, and this morning, the laying of the first stone of its future mausoleum in Amdjarass, in the northeast of the country. , his place of origin.
The construction of this marble work on the tomb of the former president, 7 meters high and 650 m², should last eight months.
The President of the Transitional Military Council, his son, Mahamat Idriss Déby, has been in the Ennedi-Est region for a few days.
He took part in a collective prayer yesterday but not in the commemoration this morning.
In Ndjamena, Mayor Ali Haroun initiated the ceremony.
In the presence of number 2 of the Transitional Military Council, Avenue Mobutu was renamed Boulevard du Maréchal du Tchad Idriss Déby Itno.
"
It is to pay a deserved tribute to this intrepid and valiant soldier who fell as a martyr on the field of honor for the defense of the fatherland
", declared General Djimadoum Tiraïna.
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