299:. He was subsequently removed from his position as Minister of State for Agriculture on April 8; the other UNDR members of the government were also dismissed. Prior to this he was considered the second ranking member of the government, after the prime minister. It was speculated that Kebzabo chose to run for President on this occasion because he had been unsuccessful in negotiating with DĂ©by for the post of Prime Minister. Kebzabo later said that he had participated in the government in the belief that by doing so he could undermine DĂ©by from within the system, and that as a result he believed the UNDR was a "permanent target" of DĂ©by.
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in April 2008, Kebzabo declined to take a post in the government, saying that he preferred that someone else from his party enter the government instead. Kebzabo said that his party work in the UNDR was absorbing him at the time; he described this work as "an enriching experience" and said that he
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In June 2017, members of the FONAC opposition coalition argued that the
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In August 2021, Saleh
Kebzabo, the main opponent of the regime of former Chadian President Idriss DĂ©by Itno, killed in April 2021 by rebels, was appointed vice-president of the organizing committee of the "inclusive national dialogue" to lead to presidential and legislative elections in Chad.
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