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A presidential election was held in Chad
Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 in 1996, occurring in two rounds, the first on June 2 and the second on July 3. This was the first multiparty presidential election in the history of Chad
History of Chad

Chad , officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 since its independence. It occurred at the end of a long transitional process and was repeatedly delayed. The election was won by the incumbent President
Heads of state of Chad

List of Heads of State of Chad ...
 Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby

Lieutenant General Idriss D?by Itno is the List of Presidents of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. D?by is of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group....
, who easily defeated a prominent southern politician, Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué
Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué

Wadel Abdelkader Kamougu? is a Chadian politician and former army officer. Kamougu? was a leading figure in the 1975 Chadian coup and since then he has held several positions in the Chadian government and legislature....
, in the second round.






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A presidential election was held in Chad
Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 in 1996, occurring in two rounds, the first on June 2 and the second on July 3. This was the first multiparty presidential election in the history of Chad
History of Chad

Chad , officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
 since its independence. It occurred at the end of a long transitional process and was repeatedly delayed. The election was won by the incumbent President
Heads of state of Chad

List of Heads of State of Chad ...
 Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby

Lieutenant General Idriss D?by Itno is the List of Presidents of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. D?by is of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group....
, who easily defeated a prominent southern politician, Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué
Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué

Wadel Abdelkader Kamougu? is a Chadian politician and former army officer. Kamougu? was a leading figure in the 1975 Chadian coup and since then he has held several positions in the Chadian government and legislature....
, in the second round. Déby benefited from the support of another southern politician, Saleh Kebzabo
Saleh Kebzabo

Saleh Kebzabo is a Chadian politician. He is the President of the National Union for Democracy and Renewal and a deputy in the National Assembly of Chad....
, who placed third in the first round. The election was marred by widespread and credible reports of electoral fraud
Electoral fraud

Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud tend to involve affecting vote counts to bring about a desired election outcome, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both....
 and government intimidation of opposition forces, confirmed by international observers.

Following his victory, Déby was sworn in on August 8 1996.

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