2009 in Chad

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Events in the year 2009 in Chad .


In general, the year was mostly one with rampant negative issues regarding political instability and other undesirable conditions of a country.

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Incumbents

Déby and Abbas were incumbent throughout the year following the 2006 Chadian presidential election, in which Déby had won a majority of the votes.

Events

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References

  1. ↑ "Chad troops battle advancing rebels". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ↑ "Chad admits raid on rebels in Sudan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Sudan refers Chad to U.N. over air raid accusation". Reuters. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ↑ "Sudan accuses Chad of air attacks - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. ↑ "Chad pipeline threatens villages". BBC . 9 Oct 2009. Retrieved 6 Dec 2021.
  6. ↑ "FAO - News Article: Lake Chad facing humanitarian disaster". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.



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