Khalié Brahim Djadarab or Khalié Madeleine (born c. 1940) is a Chadian political activist.

Life

Djadarab was born in the early 1940s in

Arada, Chad Arada ( ar, أردا) is a town and subprefecture in the department of Biltine in eastern Chad. The town has an important grain market. Many rural citizens earn their incomes by weaving straw fences. In early January 1987 during the Toyota War ...

. She attended the town's first public school after it opened in 1953, and (though she later opposed the practice) underwent

FGM Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found ...

. In 1954 her father was transferred to

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 o ...

, where she finished he primary studies. She did not have the opportunity to attend secondary school. Aged seventeen or eighteen, her marriage was arranged to her former teacher Rakis Moll. Moll persuaded Djadarab to become a teacher. Though she felt she was not properly prepared, she set up a girls' school in Abéché. In 1966 she divorced her first husband and married the military officer

Félix Malloum Félix Malloum or Félix Malloum Ngakoutou Bey-Ndi ( ar, فليكس معلوم '; 10 September 1932 – 12 June 2009) was a Chadian military officer and politician who served as the second President of Chad from 1975 to 1978. A native of s ...

. They lived together for three years, but he was increasingly away from home involved in military or political campaigns. In 1975 Malloum seized power in a coup, but the couple's marriage did not survive much longer. Malloum took custody of their son, and married again. Djadarab returned to teaching. After teachers' salaries dropped in the late 1970s, she earned a living by setting up a drinking establishment. She stayed in Chad after Malloum fled to Nigeria in 1979. After

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 ...

overthrew

Hissène Habré Hissène Habré (Arabic: ''Ḥusaīn Ḥabrī'', Chadian Arabic: ; ; 13 August 1942 – 24 August 2021), also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 5th president of Chad from 1982 u ...

's regime in 1990, Djadarab entered politics as a member of the

Patriotic Salvation Movement 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 uns ...

(MPS). Initially a strong supporter of Deby, Djadarab recruited women to join the MPS, and became the leader of the MPS women's section in

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

. However, she became disillusioned after seeing few women actually offered leadership positions in Chad.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Djadarab, Khalie Brahim 1940s births Year of birth uncertain Living people Chadian educators Women educators Chadian activists Chadian women activists 20th-century Chadian women politicians 20th-century Chadian politicians Patriotic Salvation Movement politicians