2015 in Chad
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- Idriss Déby, President, 1990-current
- Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister, 2013-current
January
- Refugees fled Borno State, Nigeria on 9 January, following the Boko Haram massacre in the town of Baga. 7,300 fled to neighbouring Chad while over 1,000 were trapped on the island of Kangala in Lake Chad. Nigeria's army vowed to recapture the town, while Niger and Chad withdrew their forces from a transnational force tasked with combating militants.[1]
- The Military of Chad entered Cameroon to assist in fighting against Boko Haram insurgents on 15 January.[2]
- Chadian authorities decided on 17 January to send troops to Nigeria and Cameroon to fight Boko Haram militants.[3]
February
March
- Chadian and Nigerien troops begin their joint anti-Boko offensive in Nigeria.[5]
June
- Boko Haram militants killed themselves in two suicide bomb attacks on police stations in N'Djamena, killing 34 people. Police arrested 60 people and seized a stockpile of firearms.[6]
August
- On August 24, President Deby replaced Abderahim Bireme Hamid, his Interior Minister, with former Interior Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir. He replaced the Finance Minister, Bedoumra Kordje, with Ngarlenan Docdjengar.[7]
