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== History == | == History == | ||
From 1982 to 1990, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] supported Chadian dictator [[Hissène Habré]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Douglas Farah|date=2000-11-27|title=Chad's Torture Victims Pursue Habre in Court|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/27/chads-torture-victims-pursue-habre-in-court/9da03c6b-ed13-477e-9e94-7f80450ca3b8/|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205025903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/27/chads-torture-victims-pursue-habre-in-court/9da03c6b-ed13-477e-9e94-7f80450ca3b8/|archive-date=2021-12-05|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> In 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity at a tribunal in [[Senegal]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-05-30|title=Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36411466|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619155541/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36411466|archive-date=2021-06-19|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> | From 1982 to 1990, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] supported Chadian dictator [[Hissène Habré]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Douglas Farah|date=2000-11-27|title=Chad's Torture Victims Pursue Habre in Court|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/27/chads-torture-victims-pursue-habre-in-court/9da03c6b-ed13-477e-9e94-7f80450ca3b8/|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205025903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/11/27/chads-torture-victims-pursue-habre-in-court/9da03c6b-ed13-477e-9e94-7f80450ca3b8/|archive-date=2021-12-05|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> In 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity at a tribunal in [[Senegal]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2016-05-30|title=Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36411466|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619155541/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36411466|archive-date=2021-06-19|retrieved=2022-02-07}}</ref> | ||
All private assets belonging to Exxon Mobil were [[Nationalization|nationalized]] in March 2023.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Reutters Staff|newspaper=Reutters|title=Chad says it has nationalized all assets owned by Exxon Mobil|date=2023-03-24|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/chad-exxon-mobil-idAFL8N35V6RI|retrieved=2023-03-28|quote=Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, the Central African nation’s energy and hydrocarbons ministry said in a statement on Thursday.}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 08:00, 28 March 2023
| Republic of Chad جمهورية تشاد République du Tchad | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | N'Djamena |
| Official languages | Arabic French |
| Government | Military junta |
• Chairman of the Transitional Military Council | Mahamat Déby |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,284,000 km² |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 16,244,513 |
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked African country.
History
From 1982 to 1990, the CIA supported Chadian dictator Hissène Habré.[1] In 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity at a tribunal in Senegal.[2]
All private assets belonging to Exxon Mobil were nationalized in March 2023.[3]
References
- ↑ Douglas Farah (2000-11-27). "Chad's Torture Victims Pursue Habre in Court" The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ "Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity" (2016-05-30). BBC. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ “Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, the Central African nation’s energy and hydrocarbons ministry said in a statement on Thursday.”
Reutters Staff (2023-03-24). "Chad says it has nationalized all assets owned by Exxon Mobil" Reutters. Retrieved 2023-03-28.