François Tombalbaye
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François Tombalbaye was the first president of independent Chad, whose authoritarian rule and controversial policies helped spark the First Chadian Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ngarta Tombalbaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | independence of Chad from France ⓘ |
| capitalCityDuringPresidency | Fort-Lamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityRenamedTo | N’Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | coup d’état ⓘ |
| changedNameTo | Ngarta Tombalbaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-04-13 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
authoritarian leader
ⓘ
controversial president ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tombalbaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Chadian Progressive Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeDuringRule | one-party state ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy | authenticité cultural campaign in Chad ⓘ |
| independenceLeaderOf | Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Chadian Progressive Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chadian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Sara language ⓘ |
| notableEvent | First Chadian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Africanization policies in Chad ⓘ |
| occupation | teacher ⓘ |
| officeAssumedOn | 1960-08-11 ⓘ |
| officeLeftOn | 1975-04-13 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bessada
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French Equatorial Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Logone Oriental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N’Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyContributedTo | First Chadian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | office created ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | Félix Malloum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFirstHolderOfOffice | President of Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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