Antoine Bangui-Rombaye (born 1933) is a Chadian political figure and author. Between 1962 and 1972, Bangui was a member of the cabinet, including as foreign minister. However, he fell out of favor with President

François Tombalbaye François Tombalbaye ( ar, فرنسوا تومبالباي '; 15 June 1918 – 13 April 1975), also known as N'Garta Tombalbaye, was a Chadian politician who served as the first President of Chad from the country's independence in 1960 until ...

and was imprisoned from 1972 to 1975. He released his account of his imprisonment, ''Prisonnier de Tombalbaye'', in 1980. This was followed by an autobiographical novel ''Les Ombres de Koh'' (1983). Bangui ran in the 1996 presidential election and became head of the

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(Mouvement pour la reconstruction nationale du Tchad, MORENAT), an approved political party. In May 1999, he released ''Tchad: Élections Sous Contrôle (1996-1997)'' (), a scathing critique of the state of the country under

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 ...

. The next month, the government accused Bangui of fomenting rebellion in

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. In December 1999, Bangui was announced as the spokesperson for the Coordination of Armed and Political Movements of the Opposition (Coordination des mouvements armés et politiques de l'opposition, CMAP), a coalition of 13 opposition groups. Bangui eventually resigned from CMAP. He was protesting attempts at dialogue by some CMAP members, which he felt were part of Déby's strategy of splitting the opposition."Tchad: Plan de paix et crise à la CMAP"
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Chadian non-fiction writers 1933 births Living people Chadian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Chad Foreign ministers of Chad Chadian novelists 20th-century novelists {{Chad-politician-stub