Pascal Yoadimnadji (; 8 April 1950 – 23 February 2007) was a Chadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Chad from February 2005 to his death in February 2007.Valery Gottingar, , Chadian government web site, 23 February 2007 .
Biography Yoadimnadji was born in Béboto in the Logone Oriental Region of southern Chad, on 8 April 1950. He was a member of the Gor ethnic group,"Prime Minister resigns after civil servant strikes", IRIN, 4 February 2005. and was a lawyer."Chadian Prime Minister Yoadimnadji Dies", Associated Press, 23 February 2007.
He served as head of the National Electoral Commission from 1995 to 1997, during which time the 1996 presidential election was held. He was appointed as Minister of Mines, Energy and Oil on 21 May 1997,"May 1997 - Chad", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 43, May 1997, Chad, page 41,626. 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 and was appointed as Minister of Agriculture on 23 July 2004."Le gouvernement du Tchad est remanié : 9 départs et 10 entrées" , cefod.org, 23 July 2004 ."Chad: Ten new ministers appointed in "major" cabinet reshuffle - national radio", Chadian National Radio, 25 July 2004.
Yoadimnadji headed La Francophonie's observer mission for the January 2003 parliamentary election in Djibouti."RAPPORT DE LA MISSION FRANCOPHONE D'OBSERVATION DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES DU 10 JANVIER 2003" , democratie.francophonie.org .
He became Prime Minister on 3 February 2005, when he was appointed by President Idriss Déby following the resignation of Moussa Faki."Nouveau PM du gouvernement tchadien" , Xinhua, 4 February 2005 . On 24 August 2005, Yoadimnadji announced that the government of Chad would remove all the accomplices of Chad's former leader, Hissène Habré, from official positions. 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. Yoadimnadji called for a mobilization of soldiers after the Darfur conflict spilled into Chad. The Los Angeles Times reported that "although he was a senior government figure, Yoadimnadji was not a major player in Chadian politics."
On 21 February 2007, Yoadimnadji suffered a heart attack"Chad prime minister flown to France after heart attack", Reuters, 21 February 2007. and fell into a coma, and he was flown to France for medical treatment. He died of a brain hemorrhage on 23 February at a hospital in Paris. Seven days of mourning were declared for him in Chad, beginning on 23 February., Chadian presidency website (2007 archive page), 23 February 2007 .Valery Gottingar, "Obsèques nationales pour M. Pascal Yoadimnadji, Premier Ministre décédé le 23 février 2007.", Chadian government website, 23 February 2007 . On 26 February, 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."Les autorités rendent un dernier hommage au Premier ministre décédé", AFP, 26 February 2007 . A school has been named after him.
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