Chad's president-elect Deby Itno consolidates family dynasty
Three years on, the 40-year-old is following in his father's footsteps as the desert state's new strongman, winning the May 6 presidential election in the first round with the opposition muzzled and his main rival dead.
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Chad's president-elect Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (L) is following in the footsteps of his late father Idriss Deby Itno (R) as the desert state's new strongman. (AFP)
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LIBREVILLE - His father ruled Chad for three decades with an iron fist and Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has now consolidated the family dynasty with his victory in