- Adoum Younousmi
Younousmi was born in
Fada , Chad, and is an engineer by training; he graduated from the National School of Engineering inBamako ,Mali . He became Minister of Public Works and Transport in June 2003 before being appointed Minister of State for Infrastructure in the government named onAugust 7 2005 . [http://web.archive.org/web/20070701134126/http://www.izf.net/izf/Guide/Tchad/gouvernement.htm List of governments of Chad] , izf.net fr.] When Prime MinisterPascal Yoadimnadji was flown toFrance for medical treatment onFebruary 21 ,2007 , Younousmi became head of the cabinet in his absence; [ [http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L21167526.htm "Chad prime minister flown to France after heart attack"] , Reuters (alertnet.org), February 21, 2007.] Yoadimnadji died onFebruary 23 , leaving Younousmi as interim head of the cabinet [http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L24393167.htm "Chad president declares week of mourning for PM"] , Reuters (alertnet.org), February 24, 2007.] untilDelwa Kassiré Koumakoye became the new prime minister on26 February 2007 . Younousmi remained Minister of State for Infrastructure in Koumakoye's government, named on4 March .Acting on the government's behalf, Younousmi signed a peace agreement with rebels in late 2007, including both the preliminary agreement on
October 4 and the final agreement onOctober 25 . [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/26/africa/ME-GEN-Libya-Chad-Peace-Deal.php "Chadian rebel groups sign final peace deal with government"] , Associated Press ("International Herald Tribune"), October 25, 2007.]References
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