Chad - A Country Study

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COUNTRY PROFILE GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Historical Setting PREHISTORY ERA OF EMPIRES, A.D. 900-1900 Kanem-Borno Bagirmi and Wadai ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH AND COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION DECOLONIZATION POLITICS TOMBALBAYE ERA, 1960-75 Tombalbaye's Governance: Policies and Methods Rebellion in Eastern and Northern Chad Fall of the Tombalbaye Government CIVIL WAR AND NORTHERN DOMINANCE, 1975-82 Civil War and Multilateral Mediation, 1979-82 Chapter 2. The Society and Its Environment PHYSICAL SETTING The Land Water Systems Climate Saharan Region Sahelian Region Soudanian Region POPULATION LANGUAGES AND ETHNIC GROUPS Nilo-Saharan Languages Central Saharan Languages Ouaddaï Mabang Languages Sara-Bongo-Baguirmi Languages Boua Afro-Asiatic Languages Arabic Congo-Kordofanian Languages Fulani Banda-Ngbaka SOCIAL STRUCTURE Toubou and Daza: Nomads of the Sahara Arabs: Semisedentary Peoples of the Sahel Sara: Sedentary Peoples of the Soudanian Zone RELIGION Classical African Religions Islam Islam in Chad Christianity Protestantism in Chad Roman Catholicism in Chad EDUCATION Primary Education Secondary Education Higher Education Vocational Education HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES Chapter 3. The Economy GROWTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE Cotton Production Factors Administrative Structure Pricing Mechanisms Restructuring the System Subsistence Farming Sorghum and Millet Wheat Rice and Corn Peanuts Tubers Livestock Fishing Forestry MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES Mining Water and Electricity TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS Land Transport Air Transport Communications TRADE AND COMMERCE Exports Imports Direction of Trade BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND FINANCE Banking and Finance Government Finances THE NATIONAL DEBT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE Foreign Assistance Chapter 4. Government and Politics POLITICAL BACKGROUND Southern Dominance, 1960-1978 Transition to Northern Rule STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT President Council of Ministers National Advisory Council Regional Government Judicial System POLITICAL DYNAMICS National Union for Independence and Revolution Political Style Mass Media FOREIGN RELATIONS Relations with France Relations with Libya Relations with Nigeria and Sudan Relations with Other African States Relations with the United States Relations with Arab States Chapter 5. National Security EXTERNAL AND DOMESTIC SECURITY CONCERNS THE ARMED FORCES Origins and Early Development Organization of the National Security Establishment The Chadian National Armed Forces Training Equipment The Air Force Defense Expenditures CIVIL CONFLICT AND LIBYAN INTERVENTION The FROLINAT Rebellion, 1965-79 First Libyan Intervention, 1980-81 Habré Repelling Libya's Occupying Force, 1985-87 FOREIGN MILITARY COOPERATION The French Military Role in Chad United States Military Aid INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC ORDER Police Services The Criminal Justice System Internal Security Conditions

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