Colonel Dinar (stage name of Abdelsalam Mahamat) (1987 â€" 18 February
2020) was a Chadian comedian.The second-born child in his family,
Dinar left school after he discovered his talent in comedy. He began
practicing theater and participated in his first production in 2008.
His first major on-stage performance took place at the Institut
français du Tchad in 2012. He then took up comedy shows, with acts
such as Africa stand up and Parlement du rire. He often played the
caricature of a nationalist colonel.On 18 February 2020, Colonel Dinar
was stabbed to death in the head and chest in a mugging while
returning to Chad from a show in Cameroon by two men attempting to
steal his cell phone. His funeral was on 19 February 2020 at the
Cimetière de Lamadji in N'Djamena.
2020) was a Chadian comedian.The second-born child in his family,
Dinar left school after he discovered his talent in comedy. He began
practicing theater and participated in his first production in 2008.
His first major on-stage performance took place at the Institut
français du Tchad in 2012. He then took up comedy shows, with acts
such as Africa stand up and Parlement du rire. He often played the
caricature of a nationalist colonel.On 18 February 2020, Colonel Dinar
was stabbed to death in the head and chest in a mugging while
returning to Chad from a show in Cameroon by two men attempting to
steal his cell phone. His funeral was on 19 February 2020 at the
Cimetière de Lamadji in N'Djamena.
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