2001 Chadian presidential election

First re-election of Idriss Déby Chad presidential 1996 Chadian presidential election 1996 20 May 2001 2006 Chadian presidential election 2006 4,069,099 61.37% Idriss Déby at the White House in 2014.jpg Idriss Déby Patriotic Salvation Movement 1,533,509 63.17% Ngarlejy Yorongar.jpg Ngarlejy Yorongar Federation, Action for the Republic 396,864 16.35% Saleh Kebzabo 2016.jpg Saleh Kebzabo National Union for Democracy and Renewal 169,917 7.00% Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué Union for Renewal and Democracy 146,125 6.02% President Idriss Déby Patriotic Salvation Movement Idriss Déby Patriotic Salvation Movement Presidential elections were held in Chad on 20 May 2001. Incumbent President Idriss Déby of the Patriotic Salvation Movement was re-elected with 63% of the vote. Candidates Déby stood as a candidate for a second term, and was supported by former opponent, Lol Mahamat Choua, leader of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP). Results Idriss Déby Patriotic Salvation Movement 1533509 Ngarlejy Yorongar Federation, Action for the Republic 396864 Saleh Kebzabo National Union for Democracy and Renewal 169917 Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué Union for Renewal and Democracy 146125 Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh Party for Liberty and Development 70248 Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye National Rally for Development and Progress 57382 Jean Alingué Bawoyeu Union for Democracy and the Republic 53513 69657 4069099 African Elections Database Aftermath The election results, showing a first-round majority for Déby, were contested by all of the opposition candidates. On 28 May the six opposition candidates were briefly arrested after meeting at the home of one of them, Saleh Kebzabo, and four opposition activists were killed in the action. They were released half-an-hour later. Two days later, the six candidates and as many as 40 activists were once again arrested as the opposition prepared to lead a funeral procession for one of those killed two days earlier. They were all released after a direct phone call to Déby from the World Bank's President James Wolfensohn. Déby was sworn in for another term on 8 August."LE PRÉSIDENT DÉBY VEUT FAIRE PLUS ENCORE" https://web.archive.org/web/20080228151942/http://www.chadembassy-usa.org/images/special_tchad.pdf February 28, 2008 Diplomat Investissement, March–April 2006, p9 References Category:Presidential elections in Chad Presidential Chad Chad