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  Prime Minister of Chad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister is the Chadian head of government.
The position of Prime Minister was first used in Chad during the military rule of Félix Malloum, who gained power in 1975.
Prime Minister Hissène Habré used that military control to challenge Malloum, eventually resulting in an agreement whereupon both resigned in 1979.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Chad   (146 words)

  
 Prime Minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A prime minister is the chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentary system of government or alternatively an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the of the President and manage the civil service.
Kåre Willoch Prime Minister of Norway 1981 - 1986
Prime Ministers can be found in both monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom Norway and Japan) and in republics where the head of state is elected or unelected official with varying degrees real power.
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 The Definitive Guide to Prime Minister XXXX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Prime Minister is often, but not always, a member of parliament and is expected with other ministers to ensure the passage of bills through the legislature.
While the modern office of Prime Minister developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premiere Minstre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
Contrary to popular and journalistic belief, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
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 Moussa Faki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moussa Faki Mahamat (born June 21, 1960) was the Prime Minister of Chad from June 24, 2003 until February 4, 2005.
He is part of the Zaghawa ethnic group, the same group as President Idriss Déby who appointed him Prime Minister.
Faki was born in the town of Biltine in eastern Chad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moussa_Faki   (237 words)

  
 Prime Minister resigns after civil servant strikes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Chad, an arid landlocked country in central Africa, ranks as one of the world's poorest nations despite its new-found status as an oil exporter.
Some commentators also saw the prime minister's departure as part of behind-the-scenes manoeuvring to ensure that Deby's faction of the Zagawa ethnic group, which hails from eastern Chad and Darfur, holds on to power.
Yoadimnadji, the new prime minister, is from the Gor ethnic group from the extreme south of Chad.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=45403   (642 words)

  
 Chad: Country Commercial Guide - 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Chad has since made similar collective agreements with France, Nigeria, and Sudan, which are based on the principles of the Tananarive Convention and which cover areas such as the discharge of judicial decisions and the forwarding and the serving of legal documents.
Chad is presently examining ratification of the June 10, 1965, convention relating to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration decisions.
Chad's northern provinces bordering Libya still remain sensitive; travel to this area is still considered dangerous because of the presence of unexploded ordinance and land mines.
www.mac.doc.gov /tcc/data/commerce_html/countries/Countries/Chad/CountryCommercial/1999/CountryCommercial.html   (18956 words)

  
 March 2001
Haiti: Jean-Marie Chérestal is sworn in as prime minister.
On March 20 Domingo Cavallo is sworn in as economy minister and Ramón Mestre as interior minister.
Foreign Minister Faustino Imbali is sworn in as prime minister on March 21.
www.rulers.org /2001-03.html   (1126 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chad threatens World Bank with oil cutoff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Oil Minister Mahmat Hassan Nasser told the Associated Press that the World Bank in January froze an escrow account with $125 million in oil royalties in London, where the royalties are deposited on behalf of the government.
Chad had a deal with the World Bank for the financing of a pipeline on condition that most of the revenues would be used to alleviate poverty.
Chad, an arid, landlocked country about three times the size of France, has been convulsed by violence for most of its history, including more than 30 years of civil war since gaining independence from France in 1960.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-04-15-chad-oil-pipeline_x.htm   (830 words)

  
 UNHCR | Chad/Darfur Emergency
Asked why they had fled to Chad only recently given the frequency of attacks on their villages, they replied that Sudanese officials had previously given them assurances that their villages would be protected, that peace would come soon, and that they would be provided with food.
In the capital, N'Djamena, and in eastern Chad, he held talks with national and local government officials, from whom we have received excellent co-operation in coping with the huge influx of refugees.
Chad's prime minister, foreign minister and interior minister all stressed to Mr.
www.unhcr.org /cgi-bin/texis/vtx/chad?page=briefing&id=4121fa029   (812 words)

  
 Bank Information Center USA: Chad proposes revision of oil revenue management system
Prime Minister Pascal Yaodimnadji stated that funds currently set aside in the "future generations fund" would be better spent today.
Civil society organizations in Chad have expressed their firm opposition to the modification of the law, stating that the problems facing the country do not stem from the text of the law but from poor governance, including mismanagement of funds and widespread graft.
Despite widespread initial concerns about Chad’s ability to manage the project, donors were assuaged by the government’s assurances that it would use the oil revenues to reduce poverty and to prepare responsibly for a post-oil future.
www.bicusa.org /bicusa/issues/africa/2450.php   (621 words)

  
 Association of Baptist Churches of Chad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Association of Baptist Churches of Chad is an organization serving the Baptist churches in the state of Chad in Equatorial Africa.
In 1963 Baptist Mid-Missions (the name adopted by the General Council of Cooperating Baptists of North America in 1953) separated the two fields of labor, and the Association of Baptist Churches was formed.
The predominant religion of Chad is Islam (about 55%), which is strongest in the north, while animism dominates much of the tribal religion of the south.
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 February 2005
Pratapsing Rane is sworn in as new chief minister.
Russia: Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's government survives a vote of no confidence in the State Duma (112-20 with 4 abstentions, the rest of the 450 MPs not taking part; 226 votes would have been needed for the adoption of the motion).
Cyprus: Parliamentary elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are won by Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat's Republican Turkish Party-United Forces with 44.5% of the vote (24 of 50 seats), followed by the National Union Party with 31.7% (19), the Democrat Party with 13.5% (6), and the Peace and Democracy Movement with 5.8% (1).
www.rulers.org /2005-02.html   (2030 words)

  
 NEWS - Comcast.net
Security is seen outside the house of Chad's Prime Minister in the capital, N'djamena, Saturday, April 15,...
Chad's oil exports _ 160,000 barrels per day _ are small by international standards and have a high sulfur content, reducing their value.
Chad, an arid, landlocked country about three times the size of California, has been wracked by violence for most of its history, including more than 30 years of civil war since gaining independence from France in 1960 and various small-scale insurgencies since 1998.
www.comcast.net /news/index.jsp?cat=AFRICA&fn=/2006/04/15/368620.html   (907 words)

  
 ABC News: Chad Reverses Threats to Expel Refugees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Chad's oil minister Mahamat Haasan Nasser demanded the release of US$125 million (103 million euro) in oil royalties held in an escrow account in London on Saturday or else his government would shut down the pipeline delivering it to the international market.
On Friday, Deby said Chad was severing relations with neighboring Sudan, and threatened to expel 200,000 Sudanese refugees if the international community did not do more to stop what he claimed were Sudanese backed-rebels from destabilizing his government before the May 3 presidential election.
Oil Minister Mahmat Hassan Nasser said in an interview Saturday that the country's oil pipeline would be shut down unless the international community ensured Chad received by midday Tuesday oil royalties frozen by the World Bank.
abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1849997   (416 words)

  
 Norland | The Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project: Prospects and Problems
That Chad would be the country to serve as the laboratory for developing and testing a system to replace the old discredited way of managing oil resources was a combination of luck and timing.
While the success (or failure) of the Chad Project can be fully assessed only after resources have begun to flow to the benefit of the people of Chad, the project has already had a highly favorable impact on the country and the economy.
He served as ambassador to Chad from 1979 to 1981 and was the American envoy to Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland, 1977 to 1999.
www.unc.edu /depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2003_10-12/norland_chad/norland_chad.html   (4297 words)

  
 africa-talk.com -> Focus: Chad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The new Prime Minister is reportedly from the Gor ethnic group in the extreme south of Chad.
The article states that an unnamed Western diplomat has expressed concern that the hiring of a southern Prime Minister may have paved the way for an attempt to replace the head of the National Assemby with a northerner.
With the heardsmen moving south while the farmers stand their ground while the refugees are not all within the camps while Lake Chad is shrinking, there seems to be no mention of the Uranium in the North.
www.africa-talk.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=167   (1044 words)

  
 BBC News | Africa | Chad urged to pull out of Congo
The call follows confirmation by the Chad Government that its troops were ambushed by rebels opposed to President Kabila in northern Congo.
Chad is one of four African countries to have intervened on the side of President Kabila.
Mr Alingue, a former prime minister, said Chad did not have a defence accord with Congo and there was no legal basis for the deployment of troops.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/212780.stm   (476 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Chad is one of the poorest nations on earth but, for the quarter of the population between the ages of 10 and 19, football can provide a chance of escaping poverty. 
Lake Chad may look like a deep blue mass of water on maps, but it is barely visible from the air.
Not having the luxury of an alternative, it was here, on 12 October 2003, that Chad contested the first leg of their qualifying tie for the Preliminary Competition of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™.
www.fifa.com /en/development/goal/index/0,1223,106383,00.html?articleid=106383   (698 words)

  
 Education World® - *History : By Region : Africa : Chad & Sudan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Chad - 1998 Human Rights Report Check out this report from the US State Dept. to learn more about President Deby's unwillingness to prevent abuse of citizens by govt agencies.
Chad - History Profiles the countries prehistory, era of empires, and French colonial age.
Chad - Profile and History Find a factual profile of the country that describes its people, govt, and religion.
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 June 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Ireland: Bertie Ahern is reelected prime minister by the Dáil (93-68).
India: Former chief minister of Mysore (1958-62), lieutenant governor of Pondicherry (1968-72), governor of Orissa (1972-74), and acting president (1977) Basappa Danappa Jatti dies.
Russia: Akhmed Malsagov resigns as prime minister of Ingushetia.
manic-raven.com /rulers/2002-06.html   (1267 words)

  
 SOS Children's Villages: Chad's first SOS Children's Village officially inaugurated
Laying the foundation stone in Chad Building an SOS Children's Village with capacity for 120 children is the first step towards long term improvement of the lot of abandoned and...
At the end of his visit, the Prime Minister appreciated the new village's excellent infrastructure and paid tribute to the founder of SOS Children's Villages, Hermann Gmeiner.
Chad is among the poorest countries in the world.
www.sos-childrensvillages.org /html/chad_s_first_sos_children_s_village_officially_inaugurated.html   (1013 words)

  
 NAGOUM YAMASSOUM
The Union of Chad’s journalists obtained from the new power the commitment to respect the freedom of the media.
From 1992, my career became animated: I was successively deputy director of the cabinet of the President, then Minister of Education, Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, legal adviser to the President, Minister of the Culture, and finally President of Constitutional Council, that had just been set up.
In Chad, everything had to be set up, with this oil pipeline, which is going to cross Cameroon and allow this country to benefit from part of the oil “basket.”
www.african-geopolitics.org /show.aspx?ArticleId=3639   (1840 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Chad - Annual report 2002
The May 2001 election campaign was the source of a war of nerves between the authorities and the private-sector media.
They were displeased about the publication, in the 10-16 January edition, of a communiqué by the armed opposition Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad (MDJT) reporting the death of senior officers in the Chad army during clashes on Libyan soil.
In a letter dated 28 February to the prime minister, the Chad human rights league expressed its concern about "real threats weighing [...] on the journalist’s life".
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=1727   (715 words)

  
 SudanTribune article : Chad denies area near Darfur border insecure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
NDJAMENA, Jan 16 (AFP) — Chad Prime Minister Moussa Facki Mahamat on Sunday refuted allegations that the area near the border with Sudan’s troubled western region of Darfur where many refugees were housed in camps was insecure.
Some 15 farmers were killed and a Chadian policeman wounded during the attacks, which sparked concern among staff of the WFP and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and forced them to limit their activities.
Mahamat said that in eastern Chad there were two incidents, an attack by bandits on a convoy of commercial trucks and a clash between farm laborers and owners, but no attacks on villages.
www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=7578   (331 words)

  
 Bank Information Center USA: Chad's Oil Revenue Management Experiment in Crisis
Chad’s Law 001 on Petroleum Revenue Management is the centerpiece and principal governance “safeguard” of the World Bank-supported experiment designed to ensure that oil revenues benefit the poor.
Chadian civil society memorandum to the Prime Minister of Chad, October 20, 2005
Chad’s innovative oil revenue management system — based on Law 001 and subsequent decrees — sets out a legal and institutional framework for managing oil revenues from Chad’s three Doba fields.
www.bicusa.org /bicusa/issues/chadcameroon_oil_pipeline_project/2490.php   (1017 words)

  
 About HRDAG - Chad
Hissène Habré's rule over the former French colony of Chad from 1982 to 1990 was marked by numerous and credible allegations of systematic torture and crimes against humanity.
In early July 2005, HRDAG team members Romesh Silva and Scott Weikart contributed statistical analysis to a Human Rights Watch Report "Chad: The Victims of Hissène Habré Still Awaiting Justice." HRDAG's analysis presented new descriptive statistical analysis about the pattern of detention and deaths-in-detention which had been documented in official records of the DDS.
Prime-Minister of Chad declared that it will remove all current officials who served as DDS agents under for dictator Hissène Habré, from their official duties.
www.hrdag.org /about/chad.shtml   (618 words)

  
 News: Chad, Chad: President retracts refugee threat, closes Sudan border
Chad has nonetheless closed its land border with Sudan, a move which threatens food distribution for 400,000 displaced people living in camps across the border in Darfur say aid workers.
And on Saturday, Chad’s prime minister told diplomats that an oil consortium operating in the country should pay at least US $100 million by Tuesday or else crude oil production would be frozen.
Analysts have been warning for months that the worsening mob rule and violence spilling over from Darfur into eastern Chad, and an escalating proxy-war between Sudan-backed insurgents and Deby loyalists, threatens to produce a new humanitarian crisis, as well as cutting off much-needed supplies to the quarter million Chadians and Sudanese already displaced by fighting.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RURI-6NXM6P?OpenDocument&RSS20=18   (772 words)

  
 Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 2: Eleventh Session of the ADEA Steering Committee
The session was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Chad, Mr.
The meeting was held the day after the meeting of the ADEA Bureau of Ministers.
Bengu, Minister of Education of South Africa and Chair of the ADEA Bureau of ministers, informed members that his government had officially approved the holding of the meeting in Johannesburg.
www.adeanet.org /newsletter/Vol10No2/en_13.html   (545 words)

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