Chad, part of France's 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. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution, and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and the rebels. In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made probing attacks into eastern Chad, despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007, and the capital experienced a significant rebel threat in early 2008.
Titel: La Tchadienne
Bovenstaande gegevens zijn gedeeltelijk ontleend aan het CIA World Factbook 2006.
| 2008-04-16 | | President Idriss Déby Itno sacks Prime Minister Delwa Kassire Koumakoye and replaces him with Youssouf Saleh Abbas. On April 23 the new government is named, including Moussa Faki as foreign minister, Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue as defense minister, and Abacar Mallah as finance minister. |
| 2007-12-01 | | Defense Minister Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim is dismissed. |
| 2007-03-04 | | The composition of the new cabinet of Prime Minister Delwa Kassire Koumakoye is announced, including Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim as defense minister. |
| 2007-02-23 | | Prime Minister Pascal Yoadimnadji dies. Infrastructure Minister Adoum Younousmi becomes interim prime minister. On February 26 President Idriss Déby Itno names Delwa Kassire Koumakoye as new prime minister. |
| 2006-05-03 | | In the first round of presidential elections, incumbent Idriss Déby Itno (Patriotic Salvation Movement) wins 64.7% of the vote, Delwa Kassire Koumakoye (National Rally for Democracy and Progress) 15.1%, Albert Pahimi Padacké (National Rally of Christian Democrats) 7.8%, Mahamat Abdoulaye (Movement for Peace and Development in Chad) 7.1%, and Brahim Koulamallah (Renewed African Socialist Movement) 5.3%. Turnout is 53.1%. |
Bron: www.rulers.org
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