Chadian Civil War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Wars, Battles, Nationalism, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History, African History
- Geographical Location: Chad
- Date: Beginning October, 1965
Article abstract: At issue: Northern Chad nationalists’ attempt to overthrow the government. Result: Northern nationalists in power under Deby; southerners organize several resistance movements against the central government.
Background
From the 1890’s to 1960, Chad remained a French colony located in the very heart of Africa. With a population of five million during the 1990’s, Chad consists of more than two hundred ethnic groups and has a desert region, a sub-Saharan region, and a tropical rain forest, accounting for a diversity of economic...
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