Heads of state of Chad

Tenure	Incumbent		Notes
Republic of Chad (République du Tchad)
11 August 1960 to 23 April 1962	François Tombalbaye, Head of State	PPT
23 April 1962 to 30 August 1973	François Tombalbaye, President		Changed name to N’Garta Tombalbaye
30 August 1973 to 13 April 1975	N’Garta Tombalbaye, President	MNRCS	(cont'd.); Previously named François Tombalbaye; Died in office
13 April 1975 to 15 April 1975	Noël Milarew Odingar, interim Head of State	Mil
15 April 1975 to 12 May 1975	Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, Chairman of the Higher Military Council	Mil
12 May 1975 to 29 August 1978	Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, Head of State
29 August 1978 to 23 March 1979	Félix Malloum N'Gakoutou, President
23 March 1979 to 29 April 1979	Goukouni Oueddei, Chairman of the Provisional Council of State	FROLIANT-FAP	1st Term
29 April 1979 to 3 September 1979	Lol Mohamed Shawa, President of Transitional Government of National Union	MPLT
3 September 1979 to 10 November 1979	Goukouni Oueddei, Chairman of the Provisional Administrative Committee	FROLINAT-FAP	2nd Term
10 November 1979 to 7 June 1982	Goukouni Oueddei, President of Transitional Government of National Union
7 June 1982 to 19 June 1982	Hissène Habré, Chairman of the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North	FAN
19 June 1982 to 21 October 1982	Hissène Habré, Chairman of the Council of State
21 October 1982 to 1984	Hissène Habré, President
1984 to 1 December 1990		UNIR	(cont'd.)
1 December 1990 to 2 December 1990	Jean Alingue Bawoyeu, acting President	UDR
2 December 1990 to 4 December 1990	Lieutenant-General Idriss Déby, President of the Patriotic Salvation Movement	MPS
4 December 1990 to 4 March 1991	Lieutenant-General Idriss Déby, Head of State
4 March 1991 to present	Lieutenant-General Idriss Déby, President
	Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, acting President	MPS	For Déby