On December 4, 1990, former Chadian officer I. Déby, operating from Sudan, overthrew the dictatorial ruling President Habré, during whose term of office an estimated 40,000 people were executed or died in custody. Habré went into exile in Senegal. Déby, officially sworn in as President of the Republic on March 4, 1991 (re-elected in 2001 under questionable circumstances), initiated a gradual process of democratization in early 1993 with the formation…
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Yearbook 2003 Chad. In January, the government concluded a peace deal with the National Resistance Army, ANR, which was one of the most important rebel groups in the civil war and operated in eastern Chad. According to Countryaah.com, Chad Independence Day is August 11. The agreement immediately involved the cessation of fire and amnesty for all ANR soldiers and supporters. According to the government, the former rebels would be integrated…
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