Koibla Djimasta | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Chad | |
| In office April 8, 1995 – May 17, 1997 | |
| President | Idriss Déby |
| Preceded by | Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye |
| Succeeded by | Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 French Equatorial Africa (present-day Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, Chad) |
| Died | January 30, 2007 (aged 56–57) |
| Nationality |
Chadian |
| Political party | Union for Democracy and Republic |
Koibla Djimasta (1950 – January 30, 2007 [1]) was a Chadian politician of Sara ethnicity [2] from the southern Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture. [3]
An administrator, Djimasta held various cabinet positions under Presidents Hissène Habré and Idriss Déby, [1] beginning with his appointment as Minister of Health and Social Affairs in the cabinet created by Habré on October 21, 1982, shortly after his rise to power. [4] After the rise of Déby to power and the legalization of opposition political parties, he became a member of the Union for Democracy and the Republic, founded in 1992, and was a leading figure in the party, together with Jean Alingué Bawoyeu. [5] [6]
A shrewd politician, [2] Djimasta was appointed as Minister of the Interior on May 22, 1992, [7] serving in that position until 1993. [1] He headed a commission, composed of representatives of the government, political parties, and civil society, that was responsible for preparing for the Sovereign National Conference; the commission was created by President Déby in November 1992, and its task included the selection of the Conference's delegates. [8] Djimasta was nominated as transitional Prime Minister by Déby on April 8, 1995 and confirmed by the transitional parliament by winning a majority vote of 54 to 36. Déby had become wary of Prime Minister Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye due to the latter's evident presidential ambitions, moving him to search a more malleable Prime Minister, as Djimasta was effectively to prove himself. [9] [10]
On August 11, 1996 a new 21-member cabinet was formed, in which he retained the post of Prime Minister. A year later he resigned and on May 17, 1997 his place was taken by Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido. He was instead assigned the post of National Mediator ( ombudsman) in 1997, and he held this post until his death in 2007. [1]
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- ^ "Background Notes: Chad". US Department of State. May 1992. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Alan John Day, Political Parties of the World, (2002), page 95.
- ^ "May 1992 - New Prime Minister and Cabinet", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 38, May, 1992 Chad, Page 38901.
- ^ Bernard Lanne, "Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms", Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, pages 276–277.
- ^ R. Buijtenhuijs, Transition et élections au Tchad, 43
- ^ "Paris s'irrite de plus en plus de l'autocratisme du président tchadien". Le Monde. September 13, 1995.
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