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Roots of FROLINAT

The Front de Liberation National du Tchad (abbr. FROLINAT, is the National Liberation Front of Chad. It was the result of a political union between the leftist Chadian National Union (CNU), led by Ibrahim Abatcha and the General Union of the Children of Chad (GUCC) which was led by Ahmed Hassan Musa. Musa was a member of the 'Muslim brotherhood' and an Islamist. GUCC remained autonomous within the new group under the banner of the Chadian Liberation Front. The union was agreed at the Nyala Congress (in Sudan) between 19th and 22nd of June 1966. The group's flag was also approved at the same congress. With the forces of both groups combined, the first FROLINAT army soon began to work in the mid-east of the country, and by March of 1968, a second army had been formed, operating in the area known as BET (Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti). In February of 1967 the revolt had spread out to the Waddai and Salamat prefectures. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Prefectures of Chad ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In February 1968, Abatcha was killed in combat and a battle for succession ensued. Two candidates were assassinated. Followers of a third candidate, Abba Sidick (a moderate leftist intellectual and former minister) based themselves in Algiers and Tripoli, while Musa's went to Khartoum. In August 1968, some Tubu factions splintered from the Nomad National Guard and joined FROLINAT and by 1969 these factions controlled the cities of Faya (Faya Largeau), Fada, Bardaï and Ounianga Kebir. In 1970 Sidick was chosen as General Secretary of the group 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Map of Algeria showing Algiers province Algiers (French Alger, (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر) El-Jazair, The Islands) is the capital and largest city of Algeria in North Africa. ... Nickname: none Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: none Location Position of Tripoli in Libya Government Country  Municipality Libya  Tarabulus Geographical characteristics Area n/a km² Land n/a km² Water n/a km² Population 1,682,000 (Agglomeration) [1] Total (1996) 990,000 Density n/a/km² Latitude 32°54′ N... Map of Sudan with Khartoum Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Ḫará¹­Å«m elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, as well as the capital of the state of Khartoum. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Location: Chadian Desert When: Nobody knows the date of their beginning, possibly long before year 0. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Faya is a city in Chad, the capital of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti prefecture. ... Fada is the capital of the Ennedi region of Chad, lying in the Ennedi Mountains. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...