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The National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (Garde Nationale et Nomade du Tchad or GNNT) is one of four defence and security forces in Chad. The Military of Chad consists of the Armed Forces (includes Ground Force Air Force, and Gendarmerie Republican Guard Rapid Intervention Force Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. (The others are the Army, the Gendarmerie and the Police). Article 200 of the Constitution of 1996 states that the duties of the GNNT are the protection of politicians and government officials, guarding government buildings, the maintenance of order in rural areas, and guarding prisons and prisoners. The Constitution of the Republic of Chad (Constitution de la République du Tchad is the supreme law of Chad. [1]

Even though the Constitution adds, in Article 201, that the GNNT must "respect the liberties and rights of man"[2] when exercising its functions, the GNNT has been accused or perpetrating serious Human Rights violations, as reported by Amnesty International. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Following the murder of a corporal of the GNNT, the suspect in the case was extrajudicially executed on November 17, 1996 by the GNNT. Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [3]

The GNNT is under the control of the Minister for Territorial Administration, unlike the Army and the Gendarmerie, which come under the responsibility of the Minister of Defence. The GNNT is since May 24, 2006 commanded by the Brigadier General Mahamat Saleh Brahim, cousin of the President Idriss Déby. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952 is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. [4]

The GNNT was first known in the 1960s as the Territorial Guard, but was early renamed in the decade Nomad and National Guard, and carried out much the same duties it does today, that is providing security for officials, government buildings, and regional government posts. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 [5] Differently from today, the GNN was then dominated by Southerners, with only 250 Toubou. The Toubou (also called Tebu or Tubu or Tebou) are an Ethnic group that live mainly in northern Chad, but also in Libya This also explains the resentment that brought in 1968 to the destruction of the GNN garrison of Aozou and the mutiny of the Toubou units, forming la Deuxième Armée of the FROLINAT. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FROLINAT ( Front de Libération Nationale du Tchad; National Liberation Front of Chad) is an insurgent rebel group that was active in Chad between 1966 and Notwithstanding this setback the President François Tombalbaye showed much more trust in the GNN than in the army, increasing by 1971 its effectives to at least 3,500 men, commanded by Camille Gourvenec, a French officer that was also the Director of Information Services (i. François Tombalbaye, also called Ngarta Tombalbaye ( June 15, 1918 &ndash April 13, 1975) was a teacher and a Trade union Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Camille Gourvenec was an officer of the French external intelligence service SDECE, possibly with the rank of Colonel, who from 1966 was seconded as security This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. e. , the espionage). [6] Gourvenec's deputy was Pierre Galopin. Pierre Galopin was a French military officer who came to international attention when he was captured by a group of Chadian rebels led by Hissène Habré

When the Chadian Civil War extended itself to the Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti in 1968, the GNN found itself increasingly on the frontline against the insurgents. This article refers to one of the former prefectures of Chad In 2002 the country was divided into 18 regions. The final showdown among the inurgency and the Chadian Armed Forces came in 1977–78, when Goukouni Oueddei, leader of a faction of the FROLINAT, conquered all the government's strongholds in northern Chad, inflicting staggering losses to the armed forces; the CNN in particular was heavily decimated in early 1978 when Goukouni took Fada and the capital of the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti, Faya-Largeau. The Chadian Armed Forces ( Forces Armées Tchadiennes or FAT were the army of the central government of Chad from 1960 to 1979, under the southern Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944 is a Chadian political figure He was Head of State of Chad in 1979 and again from 1979 to 1982 Fada is the capital of the Ennedi Ouest department of Chad, lying in the Ennedi Plateau. Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya) is the largest city in northern Chad and the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti. This practically brought to the end of the GNN, until it was revived shortly before 1996 by the current President Idriss Déby. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations Last elections Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952 is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. [7]

Notes

  1. ^ Constitution de la République du Tchad (1996).
  2. ^ Ibid.
  3. ^ Chad - Hope betrayed. Amnesty International (1997).
  4. ^ Deby réorganise son armée et prépare la guerre. Tchad Actuel (2006).
  5. ^ A Country Study: Chad. Library of Congress Country Studies (1990).
  6. ^ Henderson, David H. (1984). Conflict In Chad, 1975 To Present: A Central African Tragedy. Global Security.
  7. ^ R. Buijtenhuijs (1981). Guerre de guérilla et révolution en Afrique noire : les leçons du Tchad. Politique Africaine.
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