Youssouf Togoïmi
Youssouf Togoïmi (26 March 1953[1] – 24 September 2002[2]) was a Chadian politician who served in the government under President Idriss Déby but subsequently led a rebel group, the Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad (MDJT), against Déby.
Life and career
Youssouf Togoïmi was born in 1953 in
On 12 October 1998, he formed the Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad (MDJT), a
National Assembly of Chad in late February. A month later, the agreement began to break down as the government rejected MDJT demands, including its proposal for new prime minister from the MDJT. In May, Togoi, who was viewed as a moderate in the group, was allegedly ambushed, injured and kidnapped by Togoïmi, who was viewed as a hard-liner, an apparent result of a split in the group regarding how to handle the peace negotiations, and late in the month the first fighting since the signing of the peace agreement broke out.[6]
Togoïmi was injured by a land mine in late August in the Tibesti area and he died from his wounds in Tripoli on 24 September 2002.[2] Mockhtar Wawa Dahab, a spokesman for the Chadian government, responded to the death by stating that it "ought to make it easier for peace to return to Chad".[5]
References
- ^ a b c d ""Youssouf Togoïmi"". Archived from the original on 30 December 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link), Afrique Express, number 256, 2 October 2002 (in French). - ^ a b "Décès à Tripoli du chef rebelle Youssouf Togoïmi" at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 January 2006), Afrique Express, number 256, 2 October 2002 (in French).
- ISBN 978-2-940548-37-8.
- ^ "May 1997 – New Attack", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 43, May 1997, page 41,626.
- ^ a b Saleh, Abakar (25 September 2002). "Rebel Leader Youssouf Togoimi Dies". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b "Chad: Peace agreement of 7 January 2002 between the government and MDJT rebels; implementation of the terms of the agreement, release of prisoners and any amnesty given to rebels; whether the terms of the agreement extend to all members and sympathizers of the MDJT", Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (UNHCR.org).