The big, comprehensive, and recurring reference work is a classic government publication type. The information regarding chad on this page is republished from the 2017 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. The area around lake chad has been inhabited since at least 500 b. The world travel guide wtg is the flagship digital consumer brand within the columbus travel media portfolio. Chad is one of the most corrupt countries in the world in may 20, security forces in chad foiled a coup against the president. Its neighbors are niger, libya, the sudan, the central african republic, cameroon, and nigeria. Relations with chad united states department of state. Because in ancient times the saharan area was not totally arid, chads population was more evenly distributed than it is today. It applies culturegeneral concepts to help increase your knowledge of your assigned deployment location. Following his military overthrow of habre in december 1990, deby won presidential elections in 1996 and 2001.
After decades of civil war and regional clashes, chad made some progress in increasing political freedoms and establishing democratic institutions during the 1990s. The new terms include an extension of the maturity to 2030 from 2022, a twoyear grace period on principal repayments, and a lower interest rate of the london interbank. Chad government a strong executive branch headed by president deby dominates the chadian political system. A nation in search of its future by mario azevedo komoon. The territory now known as chad possesses some of the richest archaeological sites in africa. History of chad including colonial period, independence.
Chad, part of frances african holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by libya, before peace was restored in 1990. Culture of chad history, people, clothing, traditions. Politics of chad takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the president of chad is both head of state and head of government. The gunt replaced the fragile alliance led by felix malloum and hissene. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about chad government 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Since 1980, this massive volume has been a mainstay for anyone interested in the various countries of the world. Discover the fascinating history, language and culture of chad. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of chad government 2020 information contained here. Chad politics, government, and taxation chads government continues to be dominated by a powerful president and his patriotic salvation movement mps party.
Given chads history of rebellion, the governor was wary of allowing vigilantes to carry weapons, but he distributed cell phones to young men so that they could alert the authorities. Chad is bordered by the central african republic on the south, sudan on the east, libya on the north, and cameroon, niger, and. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution, and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. Chad has a long and colorful history dating all the way back to the 7th millennium bc, when human populations began migrating to the area. Part 2 presents culture specific chad, focusing on unique cultural features of chadian society and is designed to complement other predeployment training. Recent 2005 amendments have eliminated term limits for presidency. The authors have emphasized the use of foreignlanguage sources to a greater extent than in the past. Told by starlight in chad by joseph brahim seid, rain school by james rumford, the roots of heaven by romain gary, the plagues of. Nevertheless, as a result of the warfare during the 1980s, uptodate information on social and economic issues was scarce. The constitutional basis for the government is the 1996 constitution, under which the president is limited to two terms of office. History dominated historically by slavetrading arab muslims from the northern regions, chad is primarily an agricultural nation with over 80% of the population living at subsistence level. Chads constitution of 1996 with amendments through 2005. Chad relations the united states established diplomatic relations with chad in 1960, following its independence from france. One of my favorites of this kind is the cias annual world factbook.
Africa chad the world factbook central intelligence. Chad politics, government, and taxation, information about. The countrys terrain is that of a shallow basin that rises gradually from the lake chad area in the west and is rimmed by mountains to the north, east, and south. The war started on december 23, 2005, when the government of chad declared a state of war with sudan and called for the citizens of chad to mobilize themselves against the common enemy, which the chadian government sees as the rally for democracy and liberty rdl militants, chadian rebels, backed by the sudanese government, and sudanese militiamen. As early as the 8th century ad, arabs entered from the north and their records tell of the existence of great african empireskanem, bornu, baguirmi, and ouaddaibetween the 9th and 16th centuries. Chad did not exist as a political unit before the french conquest of 1900, but was an area of important indigenous state formation and had seen arab immigration of groups collectively called djoheina and hassaouna and. Conquered by the french during the last decade of the 19th century, the territory was declared pacified in 1911. Chad is one of several potential sites for the cradle of humankind in africa following the discovery of the sevenmillionyearold humanlike skull, now known as the toumai hope of life skull. Relations between the united states and chad are strong. People captured here, usually by neighbouring tribes in warfare or slave raids, are sold to arab traders to be taken north through the sahara or to middlemen for. An amendment to the constitution of chad, passed in 2005, allowed deby to run for his next term which will be his third. For example, 7,000 years ago, the north central basin, now in the.
A virtual guide to chad, a landlocked country in northern central africa, bordered by cameroon in south west, by the central african republic in south, by libya in north, by niger in west, by north sudan in east and it has a border with nigeria across lake chad. By the last years of the 1st millennium bc, a range of empires and states had been established in the sahelian sectors of the country which were actively involved in transsaharan trade. Establishes the framework of the chadian stategovernment and enumerates the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Learn more about chad, including its people, economy, and government. Lake chad, from which the country gets its name, lies on the western border with niger and nigeria. James w hughes an introduction to the geography, history, government, resources, culture, and major cities of chad. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about chad government 2017 should be addressed to the cia. The extensive area of central africa from the ubangi river to the sahara has been a heartland of the slave trade during the 17th to 19th centuries. The translational government of national unity was coalition government of armed group that ruled chad from the time period between 1979 to1982, during the most chaotic phase of the long running civil war which happened in 1965 to 1979. Chads recent history has been characterised by insecurity, endemic corruption, human rights abuses and a deeply entrenched patronage system which permeates all sectors of society. Capturing the chad elephant by heinrich oberjohann. The oldest humanoid skull yet found in chad borkou is more than 1 million years old. Chad has known human habitation since time immemorial.
The station has a large audience among arabiclanguage speakers in ndjamena. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. In the north is a desert that runs into the sahara. Chad, part of frances african holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare as well as invasions by libya before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. It was not until 1914 that the north of chad was finally. Of the state and of sovereignty official religion article 1 separation of church and state type of government envisioned chad is a sovereign republic, independent, secular, social, one and indivisible, founded on the principles of democracy, the rule of law and of justice. Chad history fine prehistoric rock engravings and paintings can be found in northern chad, dating from between 50002000 bc. A memoir of survival, 19821986 told by starlight in chad by joseph brahim seid roots of heaven by romain gary limits of anarchy. The station has an interesting history, with equipment donated by the city of khartoum sudan to the city of ndjamena. An autonomous republic within the french community was proclaimed in november 1958, and complete independence in the restructured community was. A large measure of autonomy was conceded under the constitutional law of 1957, when the first territorial government was formed by gabriel lisette, a west indian who had become the leader of the chad progressive party ppt.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of chad government 2017 information contained here. Ndjamena, chad declared the worlds most corrupt state by british broadcasting corporation, political instability, violence and poverty in chad is widespread. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of chad government 2015 information contained here. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001.
Militants have attacked villages and towns in eastern chad, stealing cattle, murdering citizens, and burning houses. The countrys postindependence history has been characterised by political instability and tensions, largely due to religious and cultural divisions between the muslim north and christiananimist south. The government of chad has been ruled and controlled by idriss deby and his patriotic salvation movement since december 2, 1990, and officially since february 28, 1991. History and ethnic relations emergence of the nation.
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