Chad Presentation

Population- -The republic of Chad has a population of 11,525,496. -The population parsimony of Chad is 8 per sq km. (23 per sq mi) Politics/Government- -The Republic of Chad is a Presidential Republic. -The President is Idriss Deby and the Prime curate is Emmanuel Nadingar. -Over all peaceful. -Has many allied countries. -High tensions with Libya, Nigeria, & The primal African Republic. -Eligible for preferential trades benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Dominate Religions- -51% Islam -35% Christian -7% Animist -7% OtherCulture- -People are called Chadians. -Chad society/ socialization unstudied and relatively unk straightwayn to the after-school(prenominal) world. Major Physical Features- -Landlocked demesne in north central Africa. -85% size of Alaska. -Lake Chad on western border with Niger & Nigeria. -Sahara Desert in the north. -Lowest prefigure Djourab Depression 160 m. -Highest point Emi Koussi 3,415 m. Weather/Climate- -North is arid/ desert. -South is tropical. Brief History- -Earliest human being/prehuman skull discovered by Michel Brunet in 2002 was beryllium dated to 5 gazillion bce. 900ce Several small states began to form in chad by indigenous africans and a minority of arabs. -Kanem empire originated to the northeast of Lake Chad. -1396ce Bulala invaders from the north coerce Kanem people towards Lake Chad. -Kanem people intertwined with the Bornu people adjacent lake chad to be called Kanembu people. -Sayfawa dynasty ruled Kanembu (Kanem-Bornu) people. -Sayfawa dynasty ended in 1846, Then the empire itself fell in 1893. -French scratch entered Chad in 1891 -Decisive colonial action for Chad fought on April 22, 1900 at Battle of Kousseri. During WWII Chad was the first french colony to rejoin the allies. (August 26,1940) -Under the electric pig of Felix Eboue, Chad troops moved to engage axis vertebra Libya. -Chadian Democratic Union founded November 1947. -August 11, 1960 Chad became an independent country und er the rule of Francois Tombalbaye. -1975 Tombalbaye overthrown and replaced with prime pastor Hissene Habre. -Civil war from 1979-82 split Chad into 11 Factions. -Habre regained force play after civil war and unploughed it until 1990. Idriss Deby, Habres leading general defected in 1989 and became president in December 1990. underway Events- -Droughts seemly more and more viridity in Sahara Desert region. -Flooding near Lake Chad has killed 24 people and left about 70,000 homeless. -Wanted Sudan attraction is in Chad hiding out from the multinational Criminal Court for war crimes. -Red embroil worker recently abducted in Chad now free. Education Availability- -Schools in Chad largely found off of the French education system. -Chad scholars becoming largely known in recent years.