2013 in Chad

Events in the year 2013 in Chad.

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See also:	Other events of 2013 Timeline of Chadian history

Incumbents

• President: Idriss Déby
• Prime Minister: Emmanuel Nadingar (until January 21), Djimrangar Dadnadji (from January 21st onwards)

Events

January

• January 21 – The Health Minister of Chad announces that 38 children have been hospitalized after getting vaccinated against Meningitis.^[1]

March

• March 2 – The Chadian army claims to have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, responsible for a terrorist enacted hostage situation in Algeria. The claims would go on to be disproven.^[2][3][4][5]
• March 14 – Poachers in Ganba, in Southern Chad, slaughter 89 elephants.^[6]

April

• April 15 – President Déby announces that Chad will be pulling troops out of Mali.^[7][8][9]

May

• May 2 – 4 People are killed in N'Djamena due to a plot conspiracy to destabilize the government, which was labelled a coup.^[10]

June

• June 14 – The UNHRC relocates 7,000 refugees to escape emerging brutal conditions of the wet season.^[11]
• June 26 – Chad catches poachers responsible for the poaching of 89 elephants earlier in March.^[12]

July

• July 2 – Former president Hissène Habré is charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture by Senegal.^[13]
• July 26 – The Global Fund grants Chad over $28 million to help secure access to mosquito nets in the country to combat Malaria.^[14]

October

• October 31 – The government of Chad signs an agreement to end the use of child soldiers by the army and security forces of the country.^[15]

November

• November 25 – The head of UNAMID meets President Déby to promote processes towards peace in Darfur.^[16]

December

• Human Rights Watch releases a report depicting the atrocities of the Chadian government under the administration of former president Hissène Habré.^[17]