The Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians (french: Groupement des indépendants et ruraux tchadien, GIRT) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

History

The party was founded in 1956, when the

Gontchomé Sahoulba Gontchomé Sahoulba (16 October 1909 – 1963) was a Chadian politician who played a prominent role during the decolonization in Chad. Born in 1909, he was a Moundang chief of Mayo-Kébbi Prefecture, Mayo-Kebbi, in what was then the French colonia ...

-led faction broke away from

Chadian Social Action Chadian Social Action (, AST) was a political party in Chad. History The party was founded in 1953.Samuel Decalo (1980)
Regionalism, Political Decay, and Civil Strife in Chad
''The Journal of Modern African Studies'', Vol 18, No 1, pp23–56 The party was part of the Entente alliance for the 1957 Territorial Assembly elections, alongside the

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 ...

(PPT). The Entente won 57 of the 65 seats, of which GIRT took nine. However, the party left the Entente and joined the

Chadian Socialist Union Chadian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Chad * A person from Chad, or of Chadian descent. For information about the Chadian people, see Demographics of Chad and Culture of Chad. For specific persons, see List of Ch ...

, a bloc of anti-PPT parties. Later this group evolved into the

African National Party The African National Party (french: Parti national africain, PNA) was a political party in Chad. PNA was founded on January 30, 1960, through the merger of remnants of four parties based in the Muslim-dominated northern Chad; African Socialist Move ...

(PNA). The former GIRT leader Djibrine Kerallah became the vice chair of the PNA.Kidane Mengisteab & Cyril K. Daddieh (1999) ''State Building and Democratization in Africa: Faith, Hope, and Realities'', Praeger, p165

References

{{Africa-party-stub Defunct political parties in Chad Political parties established in 1956 1956 establishments in Chad