Tombalbaye: The Chadian Civil War

The Chadian Civil War was from 1965–1979. On January 1962, Tombalbaye had banned all political parties except his own the Chadian Progressive Party, and soon began putting all power in his own hands. Whether is opponents were real or made up he was extremely harsh, filling the prisons with thousands of political people. There was even worse things because of his constant discrimination against the central and northern regions of Chad, such as the southern Chadian leaders came to be perceived as conceited and unskilled. Through all of this it cost Chad 3,450 Chadians and 50 French people.

Right after the assassination of General Rafael Trujillo also known as “El Jefe,” the Dominican Republic was in shambles. The nation went under the control of a three-man junta which, with the help of the United States, was preparing for presidential elections. (The Dominican Civil War of 1965)

The year after saw the birth in Sudan of the National Liberation Front of Chad , created to militarily oust Tombalbaye and the Southern dominance. It was the start of a bloody civil war. Tombalbaye then, to try and pacify the people, granted limited autonomy to northern Muslim leaders and released several political prisoners. These changes only added more leaders and rebels to the growing movement.

Tombalbaye resorted to calling in French troops; while moderately successful, they were not fully able to quell the insurgency. Proving more fortunate was his choice to break with the French and seek friendly ties with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi, taking away the rebels' principal source of