Félix Malloum
Félix Malloum or Félix Malloum Ngakoutou Bey-Ndi ( ""; 10 September 1932 – 12 June 2009) was a Chadian politician, who served as President and Prime Minister of Chad from 1975 to 1978. Biography. He attended the French military academy and saw action in Indochina and Algeria. He later served as an officer in the Chadian Military and a member of the ruling Chadian Progressive Party (PPT). In 1966 he married Khalié Brahim Djadarab, having a son with her. In 1971, he became the Chief of General Staff with the rank of colonel and named Commander-in-chief of the  Armed Forces in 1972. In July 1973, he was arrested and imprisoned by President François Tombalbaye on charges of conspiring against the government, but was released after a successful coup-d'etat on 13 April 1975. He served as both President and Prime Minister of Chad until 29 August 1978, when Hissène Habré was appointed Prime Minister to integrate armed northern rebels into the government. However, he was unsuccessful and resigned from the presidency on 23 March 1979, after signing the Kano Peace Agreement which allowed the rebels to form a provisional government. He was related to the politician Kalthouma Nguembang , who was tortured by Tombalbaye's regime. Malloum retired from politics and settled in Nigeria. He returned to the Chadian capital N'Djamena on 31 May 2002, after 23 years in exile. Upon his return he was entitled to the various benefits allowed to former presidents; these benefits included a monthly stipend of 3,000,000 CFA francs, a residence, and coverage of his health expenses, along with two vehicles and a driver. Malloum died from cardiac arrest aged 76 on 12 June 2009 at the American Hospital in Paris, France.