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- ↑ "Tchad : décès du général Routouang Yoma Golom". Al Wihda (in French). 22 January 2021.
- ↑ "Conspiration présumée au Tchad: deux députés et deux militaires laissés en liberté provisoire". RFI (in French). 23 May 2015.
- ↑ "Tchad : retour sur le complot présumé contre Idriss Déby Itno". Jeune Afrique (in French). 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "Déby triomphe au Mali et arrête ses opposants". Le Figaro (in French). 13 May 2013.
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