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Mouvement Patriotique De Salut
The Patriotic Salvation Movement ( ar, الحركة الوطنية للإنقاذ, french: Mouvement patriotique du salut, MPS) is the ruling political party in Chad. History After Idriss Déby, an army commander who participated in an unsuccessful plot against President Hissène Habré in 1989, fled to Sudan, he and his supporters, known as the 1 April Movement, operated from Sudan with Libyan backing and carried out attacks across the border into Chad. The MPS was founded in Sudan on 10 March 1990 through the merger of the 1 April Movement with other anti-Habre groups in exile. After a successful offensive in November 1990, Déby and the MPS came to power on 2 December 1990, when their forces entered N'Djamena, the Chadian capital.Bernard Lanne, "Chad: Regime Change, Increased Insecurity, and Blockage of Further Reforms", ''Political Reform in Francophone Africa'' (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, pages 274–275. Déby was the MPS candidate in the 1996 presidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haroun Kabadi
Haroun Kabadi ( ar, هارون كبادي '; born 29 April 1949) is a Chadian politician. He was Prime Minister of Chad from June 2002 to June 2003 and was the President of the National Assembly of Chad from June 2011 to April 2021. Politics Kabadi is a member of the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS). From January 1998 to July 1998, he was Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman. He then became managing director of the ''Société cotonnière du Tchad'', the parastatal cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ... company, before being appointed as Prime Minister on June 12, 2002. Later in June 2002, while reading his government programme to the National Assembly, Kabadi collapsed, reportedly due to high blood pressure and forgetting his medication; he q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Chadian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Chad on 2 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July. They were the first multiparty presidential elections in the history of Chad and occurred at the end of a long transitional process after repeated delays. The elections were won by the incumbent President Idriss Déby, who easily defeated a prominent southern politician, Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué, in the second round. Déby benefited from the support of another southern politician, Saleh Kebzabo, who was placed third in the first round. The election was marred by widespread and credible reports of electoral fraud and government intimidation of opposition forces, confirmed by international observers. Voter turnout was 67.5% in the first round and 77.7% in the second. Following his victory, Déby was sworn in on 8 August 1996. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnes Allafi
Agnes Allafi (born January 21, 1959) is a Chadian politician and sociologist. During her political career, Allafi was the Minister of Social Services two times between the late 1990s to early 2000s. Background Allafi's father was an officer in François Tombalbaye's army until 1975, and he was executed on orders of Hissène Habré when Habré took control of N'Djamena in October 1982. Shortly after Habré took power, Allafi's husband was killed by Habré's secret police. After the death of her husband, Allafi fled to Cameroon with her family. Education In 1980, Allafi obtained her bachelor's degree in Bongor. Upon graduation, Allafi became a teacher from 1981 to 1982. After moving to Benin in 1985, Allafi earned a master's degree in sociology from the National University of Benin. Her thesis was about the application of article 124 of Benin's constitution, which ensured equal rights for women and men. Politics Allafi returned to Chad after the end of Habré's government in 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Rally For Development And Progress
The National Rally for Development and Progress (french: Rassemblement national pour le développement et le progrès, also known as VIVA) is a political party in Chad, led by Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye. It was founded in early 1992, with Koumakoye as its president. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... held on 21 April 2002, the party won five out of 155 seats; all five of these were in Kélo constituency in Tandjilé Ouest Department, where the party won all of the available seats. In the May 2006 presidential election, its candidate, Koumakoye, won 15.13% of the vote.Valery Gottingar"Scrutin présidentiel du 03 mai 2006: le Conseil Constitutionnel proclame le Président Idriss Deby Itno réélu au premier tour avec un score de 64,67%. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rally For Democracy And Progress (Chad)
The Rally for Democracy and Progress ( ar, التجمع من أجل الديمقراطية والتقدم, french: Rassemblement pour la démocratie et le progrès) is a political party in Chad, led by Lol Mahamat Choua. The party was founded by Choua in December 1991 and was among the first batch of political parties to be legalized in March 1992.''Political Parties of the World'' (7th edition, 2009), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 114. In the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the party, allied to the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement, won 12 out of 155 seats. However, since the 2005 Chad constitutional referendum, which would allow President Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ... to eliminate presidential terms, the RDP has been part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Chadian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on Sunday, 13 February 2011, the first since 2002. The elections were originally scheduled for 28 November 2010, but were postponed following a meeting in September between the ruling party and opposition leaders. According to the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), this was due to timing constraints caused by complications encountered during electoral preparations. The administration of President of Chad, President Idriss Déby has been in power since 1990, and his party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), had won nearly three-quarters of seats in the 2002 Chadian parliamentary election, 2002 elections, but the results were condemned by observers as flawed. Since 1990, the results of Chad's elections have been consistently disputed by opposition parties and civil organisations. This year's elections were the result of an accord signed by the ruling party and its opponents in August 2007, under the auspices of the Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoum Yamassoum
Nagoum Yamassoum (born 1954) is a Chadian politician who was Prime Minister of Chad from 1999 to 2002 and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2005. He is from the district of Grande Sido in the region of Moyen Chari. Early life and education Yamassoum received a doctorate degree in political science from the University of Bordeaux in France, with a thesis entitled ''Contribution à l'étude des stratégies et techniques d'influence des États-Unis et de l'Union soviétique en Afrique sub-saharienne'' (A contribution to the study of American and Soviet strategies and techniques of influence in sub-Saharan Africa). His thesis was accepted in 1988. He has also written several works on the foreign policy of African states. In 1980, he published a work on the stance of Muammar Gaddafi in international relations, called ''La Politique extérieure du colonel Kadhafi'' (The foreign policy of Colonel Gaddafi). He also specifically studied the politics of Chad, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Chadian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 21 April 2002.Elections held in 2002 IPU The result was a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 113 of the 155 seats in the National Assembly. Background The elections had been due in April or May 2001, but were postponed by a year to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise the elections properly.Campaign Prior to the elections the MPS formed an electoral alliance with the opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Chadian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 5 January 1997, with a second round on 23 February. They were the first multi-party elections since independence in 1960 and resulted in a victory for the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), which won 65 of the 124 seats in the National Assembly. However, the elections were marred by electoral fraud widespread vote rigging, and local irregularities marred these elections, as the 1996 presidential elections. Voter turnout was 45.6% in the first round and 45.3% in the second. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'' p233 Electoral system The elections were held using the two round system. Candidates had to win a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected. In constituencies where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held. Campaign A total of 30 parties contested the elections, putting forward 656 candidates. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Chadian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Chad on 11 April 2021. Incumbent Idriss Déby, who served five consecutive terms since seizing power in the 1990 coup d'état, was running for a sixth. Déby was described as an authoritarian by several international media sources, and as "strongly entrenched". During previous elections, he forbade the citizens of Chad from making posts online, and while Chad's total ban on social media use was lifted in 2019, restrictions continue to exist. Provisional results released on April 19 showed that incumbent president Idriss Déby won reelection with 79% of the vote.. However, on 20 April it was announced by the military that Déby had been killed in action while leading his country's troops in a battle against rebels calling themselves the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT). Following president Déby's death, a body called the Transitional Military Council – led by his son Mahamat Déby Itno, dissolved the government and the legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Chadian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Chad on 10 April 2016. Incumbent President Idriss Déby was re-elected for a fifth term. Background In the electoral system introduced in 1996, the President of Chad is elected to a five-year term using a two-round system, with an absolute majority required to prevent a second round of voting. 23 candidates submitted their applications to run for the presidency. President Idriss Déby ran for a fifth term in office and was expected to win. One of the opposition's most prominent members, Ngarlejy Yorongar, was prevented from running due to administrative irregularities. Conduct Chad's opposition led a large-scale nationwide shutdown on 24 February 2016 to protest Déby's continuing 26-year tenure. The nationwide strike brought many of Chad's towns and the capital N'Djamena to a halt with markets, schools, transport, district centers and various operations shut down. It was the sixth major protest against Déby since the beginning of the year and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Chadian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Chad on 25 April 2011, after being postponed from 3 April. Campaign On 25 March 2011, the deputy spokesman of the opposition coalition, Saleh Kebzabo of the National Union for Democracy and Renewal, announced that "the coalition of political parties have decided to suspend their participation in the electoral commission." Fifteen opposition party-affiliated members of the election commission resigned, posing a threat to the credibility of the elections. According to Chad's electoral code, the electoral commission must have at least two-thirds of its 31 members to constitute a quorum. IOL News, 25 March 2011 Boycott The major opposition politicians Kebzabo, |
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