Republican Guard (Chad)
The Republican Guard of Chad , sometimes referred to as the Presidential Guard , was a military unit. It consisted of about 5,000 men and was dissolved by decree on October 28, 2005 . This was preceded by massive desertion . The deserted soldiers formed in the east of the country under the name Socle pour le changement, l'unité nationale et la démocratie (abbreviated to SCUD). The group called for the removal of President Idriss Déby and the release of political prisoners . The Chad government also said members of the Guard were behind the attempted coup in 2004 . Simultaneously with the dissolution of the guard, the DGSSIE was created , which had no members from the old guard, but more or less took over their task.
Individual evidence
- ↑ MARIELLE DEBOS: Behind the cliché of the Chadian 'desert warriors', militarized politics and Idriss Déby's global political capital. (pdf) p. 3 , archived from the original on December 19, 2018 ; accessed on April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Deby dissolves presidential guard following wave of desertions. Chadian President Idriss Deby has dismissed the 5,000-strong military unit acting as his presidential guard, days after the government failed to reel in scores of defecting soldiers who have regrouped in the volatile east of the country. October 31, 2005, accessed April 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Barry Turner (Ed.): The Statesman's Yearbook 2012. The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. 148th edition. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke 2011, ISBN 978-0-230-24802-1
- ^ Chad's Deby forms new elite security force. November 1, 2005, accessed April 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Monique Mas: Deby a dissout sa Garde républicaine. October 30, 2005, accessed April 22, 2019 (French).