nPostednon December 1, 2014
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Thencurrent president of the nation of Chad, Idriss Deby, was born thenson of a herder. He joined his nation’s armed forces and was trainednas a pilot. When Chad’s government crumbled, he joined forces with anman named Hissene Habre. Deby helped Habre defeat all of his rivalsnand take control of Chad in 1982. n
Thencurrent president of the nation of Chad, Idriss Deby, was born thenson of a herder. He joined his nation’s armed forces and was trainednas a pilot. When Chad’s government crumbled, he joined forces with anman named Hissene Habre. Deby helped Habre defeat all of his rivalsnand take control of Chad in 1982. nn
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nHabrenmade Deby the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in return fornhis loyalty.
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nHowever,nit is in the nature of people who live by force to be suspicious ofnothers who live by force, and in 1989 Habre decided that Deby wasnpreparing to grab control of Chad for himself.
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nInnresponse to this accusation, Deby fled to Libya…and then begannpreparations to grab control of Chad for himself!
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nOnnthis date in 1990, Deby and his forces succeeded in overthrowingnHabre. Deby has been president ever since – for 24 years!
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nInnaddition to this history of leaders coming to power through violencenand military might rather than through peaceful, democraticnelections, you should know that Chad is considered THE most corruptnnation in the world.
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nSo…callingntoday’s historical anniversary “Freedom and Democracy Day” wouldnbe laughable…if it weren’t so sad!
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nBut…likenevery other nation in the world, Chad has its beauties:
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Zakouman National Parkn
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nLaken Chad
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nRugged mountain-scapes and desert-scapesn
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nThen Chadian peoplen
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nTonlearn more about Chad, check out this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nNational Holiday in Romania
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nSkywarnnRecognition Day
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nRosanParks Day
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nPortugal’snRestoration of Independence Day
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nPlannahead:
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