2013 in Chad
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Events in the year 2013 in Chad.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Idriss Déby
- Prime Minister: Emmanuel Nadingar (until January 21), Djimrangar Dadnadji (from January 21st onwards)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 21 – The Health Minister of Chad announces that 38 children have been hospitalized after getting vaccinated against Meningitis.[1]
March
[edit]- March 2 – The Chadian army claims to have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, responsible for a terrorist enacted hostage situation in Algeria. The claims would go on to be disproven.[2][3][4][5]
- March 14 – Poachers in Ganba, in Southern Chad, slaughter 89 elephants.[6]
April
[edit]May
[edit]- May 2 – 4 People are killed in N'Djamena due to a plot conspiracy to destabilize the government, which was labelled a coup.[10]
June
[edit]- June 14 – The UNHRC relocates 7,000 refugees to escape emerging brutal conditions of the wet season.[11]
- June 26 – Chad catches poachers responsible for the poaching of 89 elephants earlier in March.[12]
July
[edit]- July 2 – Former president Hissène Habré is charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture by Senegal.[13]
- July 26 – The Global Fund grants Chad over $28 million to help secure access to mosquito nets in the country to combat Malaria.[14]
October
[edit]- October 31 – The government of Chad signs an agreement to end the use of child soldiers by the army and security forces of the country.[15]
November
[edit]- November 25 – The head of UNAMID meets President Déby to promote processes towards peace in Darfur.[16]
December
[edit]- Human Rights Watch releases a report depicting the atrocities of the Chadian government under the administration of former president Hissène Habré.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "38 children hospitalised after meningitis shot in Chad". medicalxpress.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Al Qaeda commander behind Algeria hostage crisis killed: Chad army". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Second al-Qaida leader in Mali killed, Chad claims". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Chad kills top Al-Qaeda commander". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Nossiter, Adam (2013-03-02). "Chad Said to Have Killed Mastermind of Algerian Attack". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Poachers massacre 89 elephants in Chad". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Mali crisis: Chad's Idriss Deby announces troop pullout". BBC News. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Bamako, Associated Press in (2013-04-15). "Chad pulls its troops from Mali". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Chad begins withdrawing troops from Mali | DW | 15.04.2013". DW.COM. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Chad: N'Djamena deaths as 'coup' foiled". BBC News. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "UNHCR completes relocation of thousands of Darfur refugees to Chad camp". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Authorities nab ringleader of poachers who killed 89 elephants in Chad". Mongabay Environmental News. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Senegal charges ex-Chad leader with crimes against humanity". Reuters. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Chad Targets Universal Mosquito Net Coverage with Global Fund Grant". www.theglobalfund.org. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Chad: Habré's Government Committed Systematic Atrocities". Human Rights Watch. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "UNAMID's Head meets President of Chad to garner regional support for Darfur peace process - Sudan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Chad: Habré's Government Committed Systematic Atrocities". Human Rights Watch. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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