Chad's longtime President Idriss Deby has been laid to rest. He ruled for 30 years and was a close ally of France.
Deby died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend.
His son Mahamat Idriss Deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months.
The opposition has described the succession as "a military coup".
Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from Ndjamena, Chad.
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Deby died from injuries he sustained on the battlefield last weekend.
His son Mahamat Idriss Deby is now in power and will lead a transitional military council for the next 18 months.
The opposition has described the succession as "a military coup".
Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from Ndjamena, Chad.
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