About Pascal Yoadimnadji
Lived 1950 – 2007 (aged 56). Pascal Yoadimnadji was a Chadian politician, lawyer and minister.
Pascal Yoadimnadji (; 8 April 1950 – 23 February 2007) was a Chadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Chad from February 2005 to his death in February 2007.
Biography Yoadimnadji was born in Béboto in the Logone Oriental Region of southern Chad, on 8 April 1950. and was a lawyer.
He served as head of the National Electoral Commission from 1995 to 1997, during which time the 1996 presidential election was held. and subsequently he became Minister of Tourist Development in 1998 and Minister of the Environment and Water in 1999. He then served as President of the Constitutional Council from 1999 to 2004
Yoadimnadji headed La Francophonie's observer mission for the January 2003 parliamentary election in Djibouti.
He became Prime Minister on 3 February 2005, when he was appointed by President Idriss Déby following the resignation of Moussa Faki. On 24 August 2005, Yoadimnadji announced that the government of Chad would remove all the accomplices of Chad's former leader, Hissène Habré, from official positions. He approved extending a state of emergency in November 2006 for six months in eastern provinces due to a rise in ethnic clashes that killed as many as 400 people. Yoadimnadji called for a mobilization of soldiers after the Darfur conflict spilled into Chad. The Los Angeles Times reported that "although he was a senior government figure, Yoadimnadji was not a major player in Chadian politics."
On 21 February 2007, Yoadimnadji suffered a heart attack and fell into a coma, and he was flown to France for medical treatment. He died of a brain hemorrhage on 23 February at a hospital in Paris. On 26 February, he received a state funeral in N'Djamena, in which he was praised by Déby. His body was then given to his family for burial in Béboto. A school has been named after him.
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Who was Pascal Yoadimnadji?
Chadian politician (1950-2007)
When was Pascal Yoadimnadji born?
Pascal Yoadimnadji was born on 8 April 1950 in Béboto, Logone Oriental Region.
When did Pascal Yoadimnadji die?
Pascal Yoadimnadji died on 23 February 2007 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Pascal Yoadimnadji's occupation?
Pascal Yoadimnadji was a politician, lawyer and minister.
What nationality was Pascal Yoadimnadji?
Pascal Yoadimnadji was Chadian.
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