In 1960, Chad gained independence and ended six decades of French colonial rule
Chad achieved full sovereignty on August 11, 1960, marking the end of sixty years of French colonial administration and beginning a new chapter as a landlocked republic in Central Africa.
After six decades as part of French Equatorial Africa, Chad officially declared its independence in 1960 with François Tombalbaye serving as its first president. This transition was part of a broader wave of decolonization across the African continent during that year, often referred to as the Year of Africa.
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