60 years ago, Chad gained independence

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Chad celebrates 60 years of its independence on August 11, 2020. The opportunity to relive on RFI the first moments of the new life of the former French colony, but also the challenges and perspectives of this country ruled for 30 years by the now Marshal Idriss Déby.

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August 11, 1960 in Fort Lamy, the capital of Chad, François Tombalbaye, the country's first president, has just proclaimed independence. It was in the middle of the night after a speech by the French Minister of Culture, André Malraux, representing General de Gaulle at the ceremony. A few hours later, a great independence parade is organized in Fort Lamy and the first flag of the new country will be hoisted. Back on these first hours of independence.

(Special edition) 60 years of the independence of Chad

►To read : Exclusive interview with Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad

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.

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Independence at the rhythm of Samka

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of August 11, 1960 in Chad. José Marinho found a recording in the archives of the national radio of Chad. The opportunity to listen to Samka, this musical style which rocked the independence ceremonies.

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