Opponents of then-president Idriss Deby had called for protests because of his undemocratic rule and dictatorship-style leadership of Chad, with human rights being a common issue and struggle for many in Chad, yet suffering high rates of unemployment and poverty and the struggles to handle the Coronavirus.
A government spokesperson said that Dillo had failed to respond to two judicial mandates, and that two people were killed and five injured, including three police officers.
Political parties and civil society associations had called for demonstrations against a sixth term of President Marshal Idriss Déby Itno.
[8] Chadian security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters who took to the streets of the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday to denounce a military takeover following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby.
Small groups of protesters burned tyres and French flags, and some clashed violently with police, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.