The African National Party (french: Parti national africain, PNA) was a
political party
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in
Chad
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. PNA was founded on January 30, 1960, through the merger of remnants of four parties based in the Muslim-dominated northern Chad;
African Socialist Movement
African Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Africain, MSA) was a political party in French West Africa. The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) federations of Cameroon, Ch ...
Chadian Progressive Party
The Chadian Progressive Party (french: Parti Progressiste Tchadien, PPT), known as the National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution (french: Mouvement National pour la Révolution Culturelle et Sociale, MNRCS) for the last two years of ...
, first the number of MPs went down to 17 and then to ten. In April 1961, PNA merged with the Chadian Progressive Party at a Unity Congress in
Abéché
Abéché ( ar, أبشه, ''Absha'') is the fourth largest city in Chad and is the capital of Ouaddaï Region. It has within it the remnants of the ancient capital, including palaces, mosques, and the tombs of former sultans.
History
The city of ...
, forming the Union for the Progress of Chad (UPT).Decalo, Samuel. Regionalism, Political Decay, and Civil Strife in Chad ', published in ''The Journal of Modern African Studies'', Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar., 1980), pp. 23-56
This alliance became short-lived, as PNA issued their own candidate lists for elections. In 1961, PNA leaders were arrested and in January 1962 the party was banned. In 1963, the PNA leader Djibrine Kherallah declared that the PNA would not agree to dissolve itself.Magrin, Géraud. ''Le sud du Tchad en mutation: des champs de coton aux sirènes de l'or noir. Pour mieux connaître le Tchad''.
Montpellier
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