The president of Chad, Idriss Derby has sadly passed away. According to an anonymous army spokesman, the president died as a result of the injuries he sustained on the frontline, Al-Jazeera reports.

President of Chad, Idriss Derby Dies After Sustaining Injuries on the Frontline.

This sad announcement was made only a day after Derby’s victory in the presidential elections, which had secured him a sixth term in the presidential office.

Reports claim that the late president who had been in power for three decades died as a result of the injuries which he sustained during a fight against rebels in the north of the Sahel country.

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