Recent Political and Economic Developments in Chad
Recent Political and Economic Developments in Chad
After the Libyan military intervention in 1975 that lasted till 1987, democracy was ushered in Chad in 1990 when the first elections were held. A transitional government was set up in 1993 with Idriss Deby as interim president of Chad. He later won Chad?s multi-party presidential election in 1996 and his party Patriotic Salvation Movement triumphing in the 1997 legislative elections.
In 2004 many Sudanese refugees spilled into Chad following the war in Sudan, in 2005 constitutional changes were made that allowed the president to stand for a third term. This was followed by military coup attempts that were however thwarted.
Chad?s first oil company Societe des Hydrocarbures du Tchad was formed in 2006 to give greater control over its energy reserves. This was followed by tensions between the government and the Multinational oil firms like Chevron and Petronas over unpaid tax dues.
Chad entered into an emergency in 2006 to forestall rebel attempts with consequent killings of many suspected rebel sympathisers that increasingly took the form of genocide.
In 2008 the Chad and Sudanese governments signed a peace accord to halt the fiver year old hostilities, which couldn?t last however and the two countries cut off their diplomatic ties in May 2008.
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Ochocinco plans to get old surname back before wedding - 10 Feb 2012
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Chad Ochocinco has told his friends that he wants to get his last name changed back to Johnson, before his wedding this summer because he does not want his wife to have a made-up surname. Ochocinco's wedding
Paula Abdul parts ways with Jeff Bratton - 08 Jan 2012
in October to dance the night away at a Chad Valley concert in L.A.'s Echo Park
ESPN's Jon Gruden mistakes Michelle Obama for colleague at Orange Bowl - 06 Jan 2012
as saying. "Just watch Chad Morris call the plays - and then there's Lisa
US colleges buying up XXX domain names to prevent porn-site confusion - 16 Nov 2011
sorry," said Chad Shepherd, the school's vice president of information technology
Gaddafi recruiting fighters from African countries: Libya PM - 20 Oct 2011
the borders between Chad, Sudan and Libya, to provide 12,000 fighters "to enter
India ranks very low in treatment of women - 25 Sep 2011
, while Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan and Chad (number
'NATO will not prevent Gaddafi fleeing Libya by bombing his convoy' - 08 Sep 2011
said 'many sources' suggested Gaddafi was heading south to Niger or Chad
New US terror report warns of insider threat to utilities - 21 Jul 2011
infrastructure," Chad Sweet, former DHS chief of staff and co-founder of the Chertoff
Cost of living in Beijing higher than New York, says Mercer survey - 15 Jul 2011
are Luanda in Angola, Tokyo in Japan and N'Djamena in Chad forexpatriates.
Cost of living in Beijing higher than New York, says Mercer survey - 15 Jul 2011
are Luanda in Angola, Tokyo in Japan and N'Djamena in Chad forexpatriates.
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