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Head of Chad transitional military council assumes functions of president: interim charter Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-22 06:53 FILE PHOTO: Chad President Idriss Deby watches a rally in N Djamena April 15, 2006. [Photo/Agencies] N DJAMENA - Following the sudden death of Chadian President Idriss Deby, the head of the transitional military council (CMT) assumes the functions of president of the republic, according to a transitional charter adopted on Tuesday and published Wednesday by the CMT. The CMT is headed by a son of the late president, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, 37, who now serves as the head of state and the supreme leader of the armed forces, as well as the head of the administration, according to the interim charter, whose adoption abrogates the constitution. ....