Chad Study & Guide - AllRefer

A Country Study: Chad
Library of Congress Call Number DT546.422 .C48 1990

* Chad
* Foreword
* Acknowledgements
* Preface
* Country Profile
o Country
o Geography
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Communications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction

* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (John L. Collier)
o Pre-History
o Era of Empires, A.D. 900-1900
+ Kanem-Borno
+ Bagirmi and Wadai
o Arrival of the French and Colonial Administration
o Decolonization and Politics
o Tombalbay Era, 1960-75
+ Tombalbaye's Governance: Policies and Methods
+ Rebellion in Eastern and Northern Chad
+ Fall of the Tombalbaye Government
o Civil War and Northern Dominance, 1975-82
+ Malloum's Military Government, 1975-78
+ Civil War and Multilateral Mediation, 1979-82

* Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Dennis D. Cordell)
o Physical Setting
+ The Land
+ Water Systems
+ Climate
# Saharan Region
# Sahelian Region
# Soudanian Region
o Population
o Languages and Ethnic Groups
+ Nilo-Saharan Languages
# Central Saharan Languages
# Ouadda‘an Languages
# Mabang Languages
# Sara-Bongo-Baguirmi Languages
# Boua
+ Afro-Asiatic Languages
# Chadic Languages
# Arabic
+ Congo-Kordofanian Languages
# Moundang-Toupouri-Mboum
# Fulani
# Banda-Ngbaka
o Social Structure
+ Toubou and Daza: Nomads of the Sahara
+ Arabs: Semisedentary Peoples of the Sahel
+ Sara: Sedentary Peoples of the Soudanian Zone
o Religion
+ Classical African Religions
+ Islam
# Tenets of Islam
# Islam in Chad
+ Christianity
# Protestantism in Chad
# Roman Catholicism in Chad
o Education
+ Primary Education
+ Secondary Education
+ Higher Education
+ Vocational Education
o Health and Medical Services

* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Peter D. Coats)
o Growth and Structure of the Economy
o Role of Government
o Agriculture
+ Cotton
# Background of Cotton Cultivation
# Production Factors
# Administrative Structure
# Pricing Mechanisms
# Restructuring the System
+ Subsistence Farming
# Sorghum and Millet
# Wheat
# Rice and Corn
# Peanuts
# Tubers
+ Livestock
+ Fishing
+ Forestry
o Manufacturing, Mining, and Utilities
+ Manufacturing
+ Mining
+ Water and Electricity
o Transportation and Communications
+ Land Transport
+ Air Transport
+ Communications
o Trade and Commerce
+ Exports
+ Imports
+ Direction of Trade
o Balance of Payments and Finance
+ Balance of Payments
+ Banking and Finance
+ Government Finances
o The National Debt and Foreign Assistance
+ National Debt
+ Foreign Assistance

* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Rita M. Byrnes)
o Political Background
+ Preindependence Factions
+ Southern Dominance, 1960-1978
+ Transition to Northern Rule
o Structure of Government
+ Constitutional System
# President
# Council of Ministers
# National Advisory Council
+ Regional Government
+ Judicial System
o Political Dynamics
+ Factionalism
+ National Union for Independence and Revolution
+ Political Style
+ Mass Media
o Foreign Relations
+ Relations with France
+ Relations with Libya
+ Relations with Nigeria and Sudan
+ Relations with Other African States
+ Relations with the United States
+ Relations with Arab States

* Chapter 5 - National Security (Jean R. Tartter)
o External and Domestic Security Concerns
o The Armed Forces
+ Origins and Early Development
+ Organization of the National Security Establishment
+ The Chadian National Armed Forces
# Training
# Equipment
+ The Air Force
+ Defense Expenditures
o Civil Conflict and Libyan Intervention
+ The FROLINAT Rebellion, 1965-79
+ First Libyan Intervention, 1980-81
+ Habr»'s Return to Power and Second Libyan Intervention, 1982-84
+ Repelling Libya's Occupying Force, 1985-87
o Foreign Military Cooperation
+ The French Military Role in Chad
+ United States Military Aid
o Internal Security and Public Order
+ Police Services
+ The Criminal Justice System
+ Internal Security Conditions

* Appendices
o Appendix A. Tables
o Appendix B. Principal Armed Factions, 1975-87 (Jean R. Tartter)
* Bibliography
* Glossary