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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NDJAMENA 000380 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR AF/S AND S/USSES 
NSC FOR GAVIN 
LONDON FOR POL - LORD 
PARIS FOR POL - BAIN AND KANEDA 
ADDIS ABABA ALSO FOR AU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PINR SU LY CD
SUBJECT:  DEBY'S BEST BOYS:  CHADIAN PRIME MINISTERS SINCE 1992 
 
REF: (A) NDJAMENA 139, (B) 08 NDJAMENA 165 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1.  (SBU)  Idriss Deby took power by a coup d'etat in December of 
1990, after which he ruled for several years through a number of 
"revolutionary councils" staffed by his supporters.  Since Deby 
"regularized" his government in 1992, some ten men have served as 
Prime Minister, one of them twice.  Two of them died in office; 
others have faded from public life.  But several of the former PMs 
continue to have thriving political careers.  END SUMMARY. 
 
 
 
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THE A LIST 
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¶2.  (U)  Prime Ministers under Idriss Deby: 
 
1992-1993  JOSEPH YODOYMAN 
1993   FIDEL MOUNGAR ABDELKARIM 
1993-1995  DELWA KASSIRE COUMAKOYE 
1995-1997  DJIMASTA KOIBLA 
1997-1999  NASSOUR GUELENGDOUKSIA 
1999-2002  NAGOUM YAMASSOUM 
2002-2003  HAROUN KABADI 
2003-2005  MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT 
2005-2007  PASCAL YOADIMNADJI 
2007-2008  DELWA KASSIRE COUMAKOYE 
2008-present YOUSSOUF SALEH ABBAS 
 
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WHERE THEY ARE NOW 
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¶3.  (SBU)  Their current status: 
 
JOSEPH YODOYMAN (1992-1993):  An ethnic Ngambaye, which is a 
sub-group of the southern Sara tribe; died in office in 1993 of 
natural causes. 
 
FIDEL MOUNGAR ABDELKARIM (1993):  An ethnic Mongo, which is a 
sub-group of the southern Sara tribe.  A medical doctor now resident 
in Paris, often mentioned as possible candidate for high office 
again under Deby. 
 
DELWA KASSIRE COUMAKOYE (1993-1995, 2007-2008):  An ethnic 
Nantchere, also a Sara tribe sub-group; ran for President against 
Deby in 1996, came in second with 15 percent of the votes; currently 
head of the Social Economic and Cultural Council, a constitutional 
body that advises the government on issues and policies. 
 
DJIMASTA KOIBLA (1995-1997).  An ethnic Sara from the southern 
region of Koumra; died in 2007. 
 
NASSOUR GUELENGDOUKSIA (1997-1999):  A member of the Massa ethnic 
group, from southeastern Chad; has been President of the National 
Assembly since 2002. 
 
NAGOUM YAMASSOUM (1999-2002):  A member of the Yamodo tribe of the 
deep-southern Moyen-Chari region.  Was Foreign Minister 2003-2006. 
Currently head of Chadian National Petroleum Company, SHT - Societe 
Hydrocarbons du Tchad). 
HAROUN KABADI (2002-2003):  An ethnic Sara-Kaba from southern Chad; 
currently Secretary-General of the Presidency (equivalent to White 
House Chief of Staff).  He was Minister of Communications and 
Government Spokesman in 1998, then headed the parastatal Chad Cotton 
Company (SCT), before serving as Prime Minister from June 2002-June 
¶2003. From 2007-2008, he was Agriculture Minister. 
MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT (2003-2005):  Ethnically a mix of Zaghawa and 
Arab, he is from President Deby's own Bidayet clan as well as one of 
the President's nephews.  Currently Foreign Minister (since May 
2008). 
PASCAL YOADIMNADJI (2005-2007):  A member of the Ngor ethnic group, 
another southern Sara tribal sub-group, he was head of the National 
Electoral Commission from 1995-1997, supervising the 1996 
presidential election.  He served as Minister of Mines, Energy and 
Oil, 1997-1998; Minister of Tourism in 1998; and Minister of the 
Environment and Water in 1999. He then served as President of the 
 
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Constitutional Council from 1999-2004 and was Minister of 
Agriculture, 2004-2005. He died in office in 2007 of natural 
causes. 
YOUSSOUF SALEH ABBAS (2008-PRESENT):  See REF B. 
 
¶4.  (U)  Minimize considered. 
 
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