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- <title>
- Chad: Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Chad
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of Chad</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Chad</l>
- <l> local long form: Republique du Tchad</l>
- <l> local short form: Tchad</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: CD
- </p>
- <p>Type: republic
- </p>
- <p>Capital: N'Djamena
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures,
- singular - prefecture); Batha, Biltine, Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti,
- Chari-Baguirmi, Guera, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone
- Oriental, Mayo-Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Tandjile
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 11 August 1960 (from France)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 22 December 1989, suspended 3 December 1990;
- Provisional National Charter 1 March 1991; national conference
- drafting new constitution to submit to referendum January 1993
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: based on French civil law system and Chadian
- customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: 11 August
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: Patriotic Salvation Movement
- (MPS; former dissident group), Idriss DEBY, chairman
- </p>
- <p>note: President DEBY has promised political pluralism, a new
- constitution, and free elections by September 1993; numerous
- dissident groups; 26 opposition political parties
- </p>
- <p>Other political or pressure groups: NA
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: universal at age NA
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> National Consultative Council: last held 8 July 1990;
- disbanded 3 December 1990
- </p>
- <p> President: last held 10 December 1989 (next to be held NA);
- results - President Hissein HABRE was elected without
- opposition; note - the government of then President HABRE fell
- on 1 December 1990, and Idriss DEBY seized power on 3 December
- 1990; national conference opened 15 January 1993; election to
- follow by end of year
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, Council of State (cabinet)
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral National Consultative Council
- (Conseil National Consultatif) was disbanded 3 December 1990 and
- replaced by the Provisional Council of the Republic, with 30
- members appointed by President DEBY on 8 March 1991
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Court of Appeal
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State: Col. Idriss DEBY (since 4 December 1990)
- </p>
- <p> Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph YODOYMAN (since NA
- August 1992)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77,
- GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT,
- INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD,
- UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- </p>
- <list>
- <l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Kombaria Loumaye MEKONYO</l>
- <l> chancery: 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009</l>
- <l> telephone: (202) 462-4009</l>
- </list>
- <list>
- <l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
- <l> chief of mission: Ambassador Richard W. BOGOSIAN</l>
- <l> embassy: Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena</l>
- <l> mailing address: B. P. 413, N'Djamena</l>
- <l> telephone: [235] (51) 62-18, 40-09, or 51-62-11</l>
- <l> FAX: [235] 51-33-72</l>
- </list>
- <p>Flag: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow,
- and red; similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the
- flag of Andorra, which has a national coat of arms featuring a
- quartered shield centered in the yellow band; design was based
- on the flag of France
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