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| - Chad's long-serving president Idriss Deby Itno has died after sustaining injuries on the battlefield fighting rebels in the country's restive north, according to the army. His shock death comes after a 30-year-rule in an oil-rich nation long rocked by various insurgencies, which will now be ruled by Deby's son, the four-star general Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. AFP has run or will be running the following stories relating to Deby's death: Chad-politics-Deby,WRAP N'DJAMENA Chad's president Idriss Deby Itno has died from wounds suffered in battle after three decades in power, the army announces. 700 words. Picture. Video. Graphic Chad-politics-Deby-obit,OBIT N'DJAMENA Idriss Deby Itno, who was on course for a sixth term as Chad's president before he died from injuries sustained in battle, had carved out a reputation as the West's stalwart ally in the Sahel -- despite accusations of authoritarianism. 800 words. File picture Chad: Poverty, oil and rocked by unrest - Chad-politics-Deby,COUNTRYFACTFILE Chad's Deby: Three decades in power - Chad-politics-Deby,CHRONO Holding on to power: Africa's longest-serving leaders - Africa-Chad-Deby-leaders,FACTS Chad's Deby: Life in ten dates - Chad-politics-Deby-dates,DATES afp
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