Chad: the results of 60 years of independence

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François Tombalbaye on August 4, 1959 in Paris. He will become the first president of Chad after the proclamation of its independence on August 11, 1960. AFP

By: Alain Foka

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On August 11, 1960, Chad, the former colony of French Equatorial Africa, in turn gained independence. The declaration was proclaimed by François Tombalbaye who became the first Chadian head of state. What political, economic, social and cultural assessments can we draw from these sixty years of independence?

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With our guests:
- Ali Abderrahmane Haggar , higher education teacher and writer
- Laldjim Narcisse Mbainadji , journalist
- Abderrahmane Ali Gossoumian , national coordinator of the follow-up committee of the call for peace and reconciliation
- Me Nomaye Clarisse , lawyer at the Bar from Chad.

► See also: Exclusive interview with Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad.

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