Chadian National Union

The Chadian National Union (French: Union nationale tchadienne, UNT) was a radical Muslim political party in Chad.

Chadian National Union
Union nationale tchadienne
LeaderIssa Dana
Mahamut Outman
Abba Siddick
Founded1958
Dissolved1966
Succeeded byFROLINAT
IdeologyIslamic socialism
Chadian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-colonialism
Political positionFar-left
ReligionIslam

History

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The party was founded in 1958 by Issa Dana, Mahamut Outman and Abba Siddick. Created to lobby the "no" vote to the referendum on Chad's entry in the French Community, the party advocated drastic political reforms, to be achieved if necessary through violence. The party was banned in 1962 when President François Tombalbaye proclaimed the Chadian Progressive Party the sole legal party. It survived as a clandestine organization under the leadership of Ibrahim Abatcha.

In 1966 the party merged with the General Union of the Children of Chad to form the National Liberation Front of Chad (FROLINAT).[1]

References

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  1. ^ Chad: Defunct parties Archived April 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA