Lydie Beassemda
Chadian politician and women's rights promotor · Chad · On the map · Politicians · Born 1967 · age 59
Lydie Beassemda is a Chadian politician. Since 2 May 2021, she has been Minister of Higher Education and Research under Chad's Transitional Military Council.
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A campaigner for women's rights since 2005, she turned to politics in 2016 as a leading member of the Party for Democracy and Full Independence (PDI) founded by her father and headed the party following her father's death in 2018. Following government reforms, in May 2018 Beassemda was appointed Minister of Production, Irrigation and Agricultural Equipment. In March 2021, she became the first woman to stand as a presidential candidate in Chad when she participated in the 2021 elections but received only 3.16% of the votes. A military council took power on 20 April 2021 following the death of President Idriss Déby who had been elected president.
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