Chad: they tell about independence

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The first president of Chad, François Tombalbaye (second from left) with Charles de Gaulle (second from right), two years after the proclamation of the independence of Chad, in Paris. AFP / STF

By: Laurent Correau Follow | Madjiasra Nako

Just 60 years ago, Chad proclaimed its independence. What were the figures of this independence but also the main lines of the 60 years that followed? How do those who were there tell of independence today? To discuss all these questions, the historian Arnaud Dingammadji at the microphone of Laurent Correau and the former Prime Minister of Chad, Alingué Jean Bawoyeu, First Treasurer of independent Chad, answers the questions of Madjiasra Nako.

  • Chad
  • Anniversary of African Independence