Pascal Yoadimnadji

Template:Short description Pascal Yoadimnadji (April 8, 1950<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:In lang</ref> – February 23, 2007) was a Chadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Chad from February 2005 to his death in February 2007.<ref name=CV>Valery Gottingar, {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}, Chadian government web site, February 23, 2007 Template:In lang.</ref>

Biography

Yoadimnadji was born in Béboto in the Logone Oriental Region of southern Chad, on April 8, 1950.<ref name=CV/> He was a member of the Gor ethnic group,<ref name=IRIN>"Prime Minister resigns after civil servant strikes", IRIN, February 4, 2005.</ref> and was a lawyer.<ref name=CBS>"Chadian Prime Minister Yoadimnadji Dies"Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore, Associated Press, February 23, 2007.</ref>

He served as head of the National Electoral Commission from 1995 to 1997, during which time the 1996 presidential election was held.<ref name=CV/><ref name=CBS/> He was appointed as Minister of Mines, Energy and Oil on May 21, 1997,<ref>"May 1997 - Chad", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 43, May 1997, Chad, page 41,626.</ref> 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<ref name=CV/> and was appointed as Minister of Agriculture on July 23, 2004.<ref>"Le gouvernement du Tchad est remanié : 9 départs et 10 entrées" Template:Webarchive, cefod.org, July 23, 2004 Template:In lang.</ref><ref>"Chad: Ten new ministers appointed in "major" cabinet reshuffle - national radio", Chadian National Radio, July 25, 2004.</ref>

Yoadimnadji headed La Francophonie's observer mission for the January 2003 parliamentary election in Djibouti.<ref>"RAPPORT DE LA MISSION FRANCOPHONE D'OBSERVATION DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 10 JANVIER 2003" Template:Webarchive, democratie.francophonie.org Template:In lang.</ref>

He became Prime Minister on February 3, 2005, when he was appointed by President Idriss Déby following the resignation of Moussa Faki.<ref name=IRIN/><ref name=Xinhua>"Nouveau PM du gouvernement tchadien" Template:Webarchive, Xinhua, February 4, 2005 Template:In lang.</ref> On August 24, 2005, Yoadimnadji announced that the government of Chad would remove all the accomplices of Chad's former leader, Hissène Habré, from official positions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Yoadimnadji called for a mobilization of soldiers after the Darfur conflict spilled into Chad.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Los Angeles Times reported that "although he was a senior government figure, Yoadimnadji was not a major player in Chadian politics."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On February 21, 2007, Yoadimnadji suffered a heart attack<ref>"Chad prime minister flown to France after heart attack", Reuters, February 21, 2007.</ref> and fell into a coma, and he was flown to France for medical treatment. He died of a brain hemorrhage on February 23 at a hospital in Paris.<ref name=CBS/> Seven days of mourning were declared for him in Chad, beginning on February 23.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}, Chadian presidency website (2007 archive page), February 23, 2007 Template:In lang.</ref><ref>Valery Gottingar, "Obsèques nationales pour M. Pascal Yoadimnadji, Premier Ministre décédé le 23 février 2007.", Chadian government website, February 23, 2007 Template:In lang.</ref> On February 26, 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.<ref>"Les autorités rendent un dernier hommage au Premier ministre décédé", AFP, February 26, 2007 Template:In lang.</ref> A school has been named after him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>