Ahmed Koulamallah
Ahmed Koulamallah | |
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President of Provisional Government | |
| Preceded by | Gontchomé Sahoulba |
| Succeeded by | François Tombalbaye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1912 |
| Died | 5 September 1995 |
| Political party | PSIT |
| Spouse | Hayatte Kifli Choukri |
| Relations | Gaourang II (father-in-law) |
| Children | Abderaman Koulamallah |
| Parent(s) | Koulamallah Méram Fatimé Afadée |
Ahmed Koulamallah (11 February 1912 – 5 September 1995) was a prominent politician in
He entered in politics founding in 1950 the
Kanem prefectures
.
In regards to the main political partes, the conservative Chadian Democratic Union (UDT) and Chadian Social Action (AST) and the progressive Chadian Progressive Party (PPT), Koulamallah played a generally disruptive role in the middle.
Defeated in the 1957 elections for the Territorial Assembly, he remained in the opposition until he allied himself in 1959 with
Arabic
would be the working language of the government. Also for this his government survived only eleven days, as yet another motion of no confidence overthrowed the government with 42 votes out of 52.
Following this he was again relegated to the opposition, while the PPT, now led by
François Tombalbaye, who became the first president of independent Chad on 11 August 1960. In January 1962 all political parties were banned, except the PPT; and in September 1963 all the opposition leader were arrested. Koulamallah escaped with the help of his Baguirmian relatives, crossing the Chari River and passing in Cameroon
. But only a few days later he was arrested by the Cameroonian authorities, and extradited to Chad where he was immediately jailed. He remained in prison till 1971, and again from 1972 till 1975, when Tombalbaye was overthrown by a coup.
He died in 1995.
References
- .
- "A Country Study: Chad". Library of Congress Country Studies. 1990.
- ISBN 90-5699-582-0.
External links
- (in French) Itinéraire d'un enfant rebelle at Ialtchad.com
- (in French) Wandja Alifa at Tchad Forum
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