“Patriote”, “right”, “fair” and “good” … Astonishing, like the lovable Marshal Déby described by some of his comrades, his followers and his family, seems different from the man as the other party in his people observed, and it fought against his adversary, his adversary. If only heads of state could show the same kindness to their people as their families.
Just at the moment when his victory in the last presidential election was proclaimed, Idriss Déby Itno, Marshal of Chad, died wounded at the front and died earlier this week. Given the lively tributes paid to him yesterday, Friday, in Ndjamena, one wonders how opponents could have looked at this man
One may in fact wonder, and it is even absolutely necessary for the marshal’s heirs, as well as for his opponents, the rebels and even for the African heads of state, to meditate on this mystery: how can such a determined leader, such an exemplary husband, a father who is so loving and so tender … could he arouse so much rejection, so much hatred on the part of his opponents, some of whom have become enemies, who have stopped taking life away from him?
The lessons for the opponents are that they may have challenged his power, on the streets and elsewhere, they lacked the decisive, decisive mobilization to prevent the election. And when others kill a marshal, a third thief, his descendants, seizes power. Other people on the continent have already learned this the hard way.
How about the Marshal’s political family?
What a dissapointment! When one listens to certain members of his party who cannot, in such painful circumstances, adopt the tone of reconciliation, one understands that they cannot show how Marshal actually loved all his people, and not just those who shared his vision. Nothing but placing speeches, praiseworthy and thoughtful for the heir, and aggressive for the opposition, indicating that they will not acknowledge anything. Maybe Marshal was not just the problem …
Many speakers have said that he has given a lot to Africa
Undoubtedly! And the pan-Africanist brand that some heads of state awarded it yesterday is not allowed. He won the respect of the people of the continent by flying to Mali’s aid in 2013. This country was in great danger when François Hollande and Idriss Déby deployed troops there and blocked the jihadists’ path to Bamako. Idriss Déby Itno had saved Africa’s honor at the time, because without him the operation would have been condemned as a colonial expedition. There is no need to worship man to acknowledge that without him the map of Africa could have changed, forever.
A great warrior, who dies in the front, is he not really glorious?
Thirty years of war deserve clearer reflection. Especially when we know that some of those who killed Marshal in the past were his companions or his associates, disagreed. Emmanuel Macron quoted him, emphasizing that the battles he fought have always aimed to protect the integrity of the territory and the interests of Chad. Is! But how can one not wonder what he did with his successive victorious wars! The great soldier’s call is also to find means to end war.
To the heir, inaugurated, actually on the throne, to meditate on the interest of showing a little more respect for the political opposition, to demonize these uprisings, often of clan inspiration, which have no project for the Chadian people. Everyone also dreams of taking control of this “crib”, but increasingly empty.
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