Hissène Habré 1942 – 2021

Biography

Hissène Habré was born on August 13, 1942, in Faya-Largeau, a town in northern Chad. He would go on to serve as the fifth president of his nation, a role that placed him at the center of Chad’s complex political landscape during a transformative period in the country’s history.

Habré spent much of his life navigating the shifting dynamics of Chadian politics and governance. His tenure as president marked a significant chapter in the nation’s development, during which he faced the considerable challenges of leading a country marked by regional tensions and internal divisions.

In his final years, Habré lived in Dakar, Senegal, where he passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 79. His death came as a result of COVID-19, the global pandemic that claimed millions of lives worldwide. He was laid to rest in Yoff, in the Almadies Arrondissement of Senegal, far from the land of his birth but in a place where he had found refuge in his later years.