National and Nomadic Guard
| National and Nomadic Guard of Chad الحرس الوطني التشادي للبدو والرحل Garde nationale et nomade du Tchad | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GNNT |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1960 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Général de brigade Tahir Ahmat Hissein, Commandant |
| Parent agency | Ministry for Territorial Administration |
| Notables | |
| Significant operation | |
The National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (الحرس الوطني التشادي للبدو والرحل, Garde Nationale et Nomade du Tchad - GNNT) is one of
Constitution of 1996 states that the duties of the GNNT are the protection of politicians, government officials, and government buildings; the maintenance of order in rural areas; and the guarding of prisons and prisoners.[1] These responsibilities remain unchanged in the new Constitution of 2018 but are now in Article 195.[2]
History
The GNNT was first known in the 1960s as the Territorial Guard, but was quickly renamed the Nomad and National Guard, carrying out much the same duties it does today: providing security for officials, government buildings, and
Aozou and the mutiny of the Toubou units, forming la Deuxième Armée (the Second Army) of the FROLINAT. Notwithstanding this setback, President François Tombalbaye showed much more trust in the GNN than in the Army; by 1971, its numbers had risen to at least 3,500, commanded by Camille Gourvenec, a French officer and Director of Information Services (espionage).[4] Gourvenec's deputy was Pierre Galopin
.
When the
President Idriss Déby.[5]
Command
The GNNT is under the control of the
Brigadier General Mahamat Saleh Brahim, the cousin of President Idriss Déby.[6][7] His replacement was General Tahir Ahmat Hissein.[8]
Controversies
While the
Constitution states, in Article 201, that the GNNT must "respect the liberties and rights of man"[1] when exercising its functions, the GNNT has been accused of perpetrating serious human rights violations, as reported by Amnesty International. Following the murder of a GNNT corporal, the Guard extrajudicially executed the suspect on November 17, 1996.[9]
Notes
- ^ a b "Constitution de la République du Tchad". 1996. Archived from the original on 2003-02-10.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Chad enacted 4 May 2018". Official Site of the Presidency of the Republic of Chad. Presidency of the Republic of Chad. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "A Country Study: Chad". Library of Congress Country Studies. 1990.
- ^ Henderson, David H. (1984). "Conflict In Chad, 1975 To Present: A Central African Tragedy". Global Security.
- ^ R. Buijtenhuijs (1981). "Guerre de Guérilla et Révolution en Afrique Noire: Les Leçons du Tchad" (PDF). Politique Africaine.
- ^ "Deby réorganise son armée et prépare la guerre". Tchad Actuel. 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tubiana, Jérôme and Debos, Marielle (2017). Deby's Chad (PDF). Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace. p. 14. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Synthèse du Mercredi, le 12 juin 2019". Site Officiel de la Présidence de la République du Tchad. Présidence de la République du Tchad. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Chad - Hope betrayed" (PDF). Amnesty International. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2006-07-10.